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Old 08-22-2012, 10:31 AM
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Originally Posted by 732002 View Post
Agreed: The deficit is a long term problem, We still have not paid for the tax cuts and military spending of the 80's.

The economy is a shorter term problem. The economy should take priority.
Not an economist but as I understand it thats only so up to the point when the markets decide against the US government on account of it's unpayable debt, at which point the issue flips and the deficit becomes the only problem.

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