Utopia Talk / Politics / Watch For The Word

Hot Rod Member	Tue Jan 25 03:29:04 *INVESTMENT* tonight. I bet a nickle that Obama will use it often.
CrownRoyal Member	Tue Jan 25 03:37:19 Omg, thanks for this totally new and fresh info!
Hot Rod Member	Tue Jan 25 03:40:41 You are welcome.
CrownRoyal Member	Tue Jan 25 03:42:41 You must have some insider knowledge, Rod. This is unbelievable.
Hot Rod Member	Tue Jan 25 03:45:23 An iron ball does not change it's stripes.
Sstrickland New Member	Tue Jan 25 03:47:20 I have iron balls.
CrownRoyal Member	Tue Jan 25 03:48:05 Do you think GOP leadership knows this, do they have enough time to prepare a rebuttal to this marxist wordplay?
Hot Rod Member	Tue Jan 25 03:57:05 I doubt it, they live in a special fog of their own.
milton bradley Member	Tue Jan 25 04:32:42 But you've stated that youre a republican?
jergul Member	Tue Jan 25 04:43:09 I am confused. Define "often"
McKobb Member	Tue Jan 25 04:55:16 He'll over use 'jobs' more than Apple.
CrownRoyal Member	Tue Jan 25 05:26:47 Wanna bet, Rod? I say the word he uses most is " I ".
milton bradley Member	Tue Jan 25 05:43:22 ""Any time they want to spend, they call it investment," Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Kentucky, told "Fox News Sunday,"" hot rod, forever the Fox parrot with not an original thought lol
Hot Rod Member	Tue Jan 25 06:45:07 jergul - I am confused. Define "often" That is understandable, you are a Norweiggin. Often means frequently.
McKobb Member	Tue Jan 25 06:46:04 It means a keeper
CrownRoyal Member	Tue Jan 25 06:52:39 Are you gonna take my bet, Rod?
Hot Rod Member	Tue Jan 25 06:55:35 Nope, I only bet on sure things.
CrownRoyal Member	Tue Jan 25 06:57:07 Yellow.
Hot Rod Member	Tue Jan 25 06:57:37 Smart. :)
Aeros Member	Tue Jan 25 07:34:19 Buying infrastructure is investment, or are you implying the US has not made back the money from building the Interstate Highway system in economic activity?
Hot Rod Member	Tue Jan 25 08:17:17 Depends on how much railroad stock you own. Besides, that is not the point at present. The crucial point right now is *WE MUST CUT SPENDING*.
Consvativ Member	Tue Jan 25 09:17:35 Investment is very very bad, instead we should spend more for the military to DESTROY other nations. Destruction > investment!
Hot Rod Member	Tue Jan 25 09:22:16 Your words - Not mine.
Aeros Member	Tue Jan 25 09:50:11 Its the point. If we cut 100 Billion from the Defense budget and direct it towards building Roads, Telecommunications and Railways, we will see a growth in GDP over time as the improved infrastructure adds to our economic capital. This is basic Macroeconomics. An investment in Capital over Consumption (like things that go boom in Iraq) will result in greater economic growth over time.
Aeros Member	Tue Jan 25 09:52:20 It also requires PATIENCE. Republicans seem to want instant gratification. Tax Cuts are instant gratification. You immediately see an increase in economic activity with a tax cut. However, the economic expansion brought about by a tax cut is far, far less over a period of say, 10 years, then would be the economic expansion of using that money as an investment in capital. Sad truth is though, Politicians prefer instant gratification over the 10 year model, as that is what gets them reelected.
Trolly McCool Member	Tue Jan 25 09:52:52 Least insightful remark from Hot Rod... ever?
Nekran Member	Tue Jan 25 09:53:45 Not by a long shot.
Rugian Member	Tue Jan 25 09:58:21 Welfaeros: All good points...except the fucking obvious fact that most tax money doesn't go to infrastructure as it is. 67% of federal outlays go to the military, SS, Medicare, Medicaid, and interest payments, none of which have anything to do with capital improvements. If you are truly solely concerned that tax cuts would hinder infrastructure, we could easily just slash the shit out of the military and welfare and order huge tax cuts, and still have enough left over for those bridges and highways.
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