Free Talk Live - spending

Homeland Security is building a $4 billion 170-acre complex

dumthumbs — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 20:00:38 +0000

The US Department of Homeland Security, despite budget cuts and construction delays, is planning to add 17,000 employees into its consolidated headquarters in southeast Washington.

Moody's: Greece Has Defaulted

ZEUSLGN — Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:41:14 +0000

Moody's Investors Service considers Greece to have defaulted per its default definitions. The announcement comes despite Athens reaching a deal with private creditors for a bond exchange that will shave €107 billion from its €350 billion debt. The agency pointed out that even though 85.8% of the holders of Greek-law bonds had signed to the deal, the exercise of collective action clauses that Athens is applying to its bonds will force the remaining bondholders to participate.

10 million could pay more Social Security tax

jenrobi — Thu, 20 Oct 2011 03:12:39 +0000

While current social security recipients get the good news of a 3.6% payout increase, some "high earning" tax payers will have to foot the bill for the increase since the government cannot spend money properly.

Angry American's rant about government spending. NSFW

EternityAblaze — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 01:13:09 +0000

Lynn Woodman, an angry American guy blows up with a short rant about the government and how they can't even balance a check book. Surprisingly, his message is very libertarian and capitalistic. Hilarious and very NSFW. (LOTS OF LANGUAGE! of course, he's angry!)

The EU is screwed. Dan Hannan explains why.

uk1337 — Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:58:05 +0000

Conservative MEP Daniel Hannan shreds Keynesianism in 80 seconds.