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To: i-node who wrote (677827)	10/7/2012 8:12:53 PM
From: FJB	Respond to of 1573610

First Exit Polls Show Chavez Losing But national guard in the streets with AK-47s... AK47s on the streets... translate.google.com

To: i-node who wrote (677827)	10/7/2012 9:46:00 PM
From: J_F_Shepard	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573610

Even a CPA can handle 1 dollar going to 2, but in massaging large amounts of data percentages sometimes are the best way to do it......graphing is better, but the scales still have to be normalized... "We are in a "modern day depression". Romney seems to have done very well...... btw, so have I....

To: i-node who wrote (677827)	10/7/2012 10:03:35 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1573610

The bottom line is that Bush and Obama have continued an American tradition that’s been the norm my entire lifetime: spending without regard to revenues. Bush wanted to cut taxes while funding two wars and a domestic legacy. Obama wanted to create an even bigger domestic legacy–a major move towards universal healthcare coverage–while ramping up a war and stimulating the economy. The key difference is that Obama’s preference was to also raise taxes–albeit only on top earners–to help pay for it; Congressional Republicans blocked that effort.