Comments on: McCain says he'll balance the budget by 2013. Yeah, right http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/ Commentary on the economy, the markets, and business Sat, 28 Nov 2009 23:56:37 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Ajay_O http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/comment-page-1/#comment-9971 Ajay_O Tue, 08 Jul 2008 04:05:03 +0000 http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/#comment-9971 This is nice. First you unbalance the budget with the huge tax cuts , which McCain still supports. Then you promise to balance the budget. How...? By Annexing Iraq ? We know that didn't work. Better Growth how ? Lowering Taxes ,lowering Fed Rates , A war economy...but that's how we got here.Some ideas for him-Maybe McCain will find a big oil field in Alaska and the Artic to pay off the debt.Maybe outlaw outsourcing ... yes sir that should bring some jobs back and will get some votes too.Why doesn't McCain just promise to buy GM (its cheap enough now) and start selling cars , keeping the deficit down (!) and bringing some jobs. Maybe Go back to the Gold standard the dollar makes the oil expensive. www.decisionstats.com This is nice. First you unbalance the budget with the huge tax cuts , which McCain still supports. Then you promise to balance the budget. How...? By Annexing Iraq ? We know that didn't work. Better Growth how ? Lowering Taxes ,lowering Fed Rates , A war economy...but that's how we got here.Some ideas for him-Maybe McCain will find a big oil field in Alaska and the Artic to pay off the debt.Maybe outlaw outsourcing ... yes sir that should bring some jobs back and will get some votes too.Why doesn't McCain just promise to buy GM (its cheap enough now) and start selling cars , keeping the deficit down (!) and bringing some jobs. Maybe Go back to the Gold standard the dollar makes the oil expensive.
http://www.decisionstats.com

]]> By: TomT http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/comment-page-1/#comment-9970 TomT Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:14:20 +0000 http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/#comment-9970 <i> @srw: Is that a joke or have you really anointed me Not a Member of the Mainstream Media? </i> I would classify you as borderline. You're too honest to really be part of that cohort, but you have occasional tendency to lapse into "shape of earth, views differ." Maybe it's more accurate to say that you're as good at the mainstream media gets. (How's that for a backhanded comment?) @srw: Is that a joke or have you really anointed me Not a Member of the Mainstream Media?

I would classify you as borderline. You're too honest to really be part of that cohort, but you have occasional tendency to lapse into "shape of earth, views differ." Maybe it's more accurate to say that you're as good at the mainstream media gets. (How's that for a backhanded comment?)

]]> By: Justin Fox http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/comment-page-1/#comment-9969 Justin Fox Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:45:55 +0000 http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/#comment-9969 @srw: Is that a joke or have you really anointed me Not a Member of the Mainstream Media? Because I'm honored and all, but I really don't think that's gonna hold up under scrutiny. @srw: Is that a joke or have you really anointed me Not a Member of the Mainstream Media? Because I'm honored and all, but I really don't think that's gonna hold up under scrutiny.

]]> By: That Anonymous Dude http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/comment-page-1/#comment-9968 That Anonymous Dude Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:29:53 +0000 http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/#comment-9968 you need to have faith.. you need to have faith..

]]> By: Ffred http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/comment-page-1/#comment-9967 Ffred Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:43:45 +0000 http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/#comment-9967 Speaking of indistinct arithmetic, I'm sure you've seen this but it's worth pointing out anyway: <a href="http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/07/fiorinas_fuzzy_math.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/07/fiorinas_fuzzy_math.html</a> Good stuff. Speaking of indistinct arithmetic, I'm sure you've seen this but it's worth pointing out anyway:

http://www.time-blog.com/swampland/2008/07/fiorinas_fuzzy_math.html

Good stuff.

]]> By: mpizzle http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/comment-page-1/#comment-9966 mpizzle Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:01:59 +0000 http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/#comment-9966 Good point on the economy as it relates to revenues. This is an election, however - the season where politicians make promises regardless of whether they intend to keep them. The question is, if a McCain administration fails to balance the budget, will the media hold him accountable for promising that he will? Good point on the economy as it relates to revenues. This is an election, however - the season where politicians make promises regardless of whether they intend to keep them. The question is, if a McCain administration fails to balance the budget, will the media hold him accountable for promising that he will?

]]> By: srw http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/comment-page-1/#comment-9965 srw Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:53:54 +0000 http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/#comment-9965 Too bad the mainstream media won't question McCain's claims. Too bad the mainstream media won't question McCain's claims.

]]> By: Noel Verzosa http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/comment-page-1/#comment-9964 Noel Verzosa Mon, 07 Jul 2008 21:01:46 +0000 http://curiouscapitalist.blogs.time.com/2008/07/07/mccain_says_hell_balance_the_b/#comment-9964 A balanced budget and a Republican president? Urban myth! A balanced budget and a Republican president? Urban myth!

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