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I shouldn’t have busted on vegetarians. My best friend is one and I really respect them. I retract that post.
^^Legion, I guess my main point is this: the federal government has the know-how, tools, and capacity to tinker with money in such a way as to avoid a complete meltdown and/or revolution. That’s what makes us different from Egypt and should allow you to sleep better at night inside the batcave.
If we had evolved to be vegetarians, we’d have 32 molars and no canines.
No, lech. I actually have 5 t.v. sets but no reception. I’ll steal yours if you hook it up to work for me.
m4l – that Google-Chrome-cloud stuff is pretty vulnerable – Google’s about to institute new security protocols & today’s Times has a big piece on wi-fi security ploys.
Vegetarians make me crave steak and potatoes.
Arkady, the difference is you rarely (if ever) mention not having a TV. You could be compared to a Mac owner who spends more time enjoying his Mac than telling everyone how great it is.
Don’t know for a fact but assume legion’s higher number includes unfunded pension liabilities (which is not a current year budget item), whereas the $125Bn is just the operating deficit.
I got my sister a Mac for Christmas. She loves it.
“I just looked, current year budget shortfalls for 2012 projected at $125 billion cumulative. I think the feds can find a way to break that off.”
You’re not including the unfunded pension liabilities in that sum.
It is a huge number. I can look it up if you’d like.
But I’ll put it this way, New York State’s unfunded pension liability alone is approximately 125 billion.
Arkady, you have tv…just can’t watch it!