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To: Brumar89 who wrote (42035)	4/26/2013 11:08:44 AM
From: FJB	1 Recommendation Respond to of 85487

Total US Debt To GDP: 105% Submitted by Tyler Durden on 04/26/2013 - 09:07 Now that we have the first estimate of Q1 GDP growth in both rate of change and absolute current dollar terms ($16,010 billion), we can finally assign the appropriate debt number, which we know on a daily basis and which was $16,771.4 billion as of March 31, to the growth number. The end result: as of March 31, 2013, the US debt/GDP was 104.8%, up from 103% as of December 31, 2012 or a debt growth rate that would make the most insolvent Eurozone nation blush. There was a time when people were concerned about this unsustainable trajectory, but then there was an infamous excel error, and now nobody cares anymore.

To: Brumar89 who wrote (42035)	4/26/2013 12:44:38 PM
From: i-node	3 Recommendations Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 85487

>> Court says pot smokers can be fired, even in Colo. Nothing about the legalization of marijuana says, or should say, that employers have to hire or keep someone who is abusing drugs. This decision won't be followed in some states as legalization proceeds, however. You think a CA court would hold with this finding? While I'm pro-legalization, I can't see how any employer should be required to keep on a person who is failing drug tests. Or who the employer knows is getting shit faced drunk on a daily basis. We know that frequent marijuana use can reduce the drive and creativity of a person. I wouldn't want such a person working for me.