I'm ready to rant. How can these people possibly think it is better to have the US of A default on its debt than to pay what it takes in taxes to save it. They were perfectly willing to sacrifice somebody else's sons and daughters to fight a war for a lie but they'd prefer to see us be ruined so that they could decide how to spend their precious money themselves rather than let any of it go to someone who they don't think is worthy.
They don't seem to realize their assets will go down along with everyone else.
Only the rich will get through laughing and buying up property for pennies on the dollar. Sure, a broke government will be glad to sell off all the parks, roads, schools and city halls and we can all be renters in our own land.
I was really glad to see the Overton window on taxes move strongly to the left with the outrage over AIG. A 90% tax bracket for the rich is no longer unimaginable. All it takes is a little more outrage. And frankly I'm outraged over the idea of Republicans talking Doomsday because of spending.
The national debt doubled under Reagan and doubled again under Bush. The crap about quadruple the deficit is a lie because the Bush deficits were always a lie. Obama tells the truth about deficits and they come back with a lie. But now that the Masters of the Universe created a quadrillion dollars worth of nothing with the wonderful derivative miracle and no amount of money thrown at the banks will ever solve the problem. But patriotic Americans who want to see their country survive should do what it takes to provide every citizen with advanced education, provide every citizen with the world's best health care, and provide every citizen with a living wage and ensure that we remain the most powerful nation on earth. Give Obama the chance, double the debt or lead the way to doomsday.