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Warren Buffet say things that make sense...

Jul 8, 2011#1

@Li3n

“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.”

Now that i'd like to see.

Jul 8, 2011#2

MindDetective

I down for that! Who can we get to pass that law, though?

Jul 8, 2011#3

AshburnerX

Except then what happens is the staff of these offices become the real movers and shakers of politics.

Jul 8, 2011#4

Espy

MindDetective said:
I down for that! Who can we get to pass that law, though?

Yeah, no kidding.

Jul 8, 2011#5

Necronic

AshburnerX said:
Except then what happens is the staff of these offices become the real movers and shakers of politics.

QFT. There's no silver bullets people, anyone who is telling you there is is a liar. Don't forget it.

Jul 8, 2011#6

Krisken

Then how will we ever defeat our adversaries when the werewolves of London attack?

Jul 8, 2011#7

MindDetective

Necronic said:
QFT. There's no silver bullets people, anyone who is telling you there is is a liar. Don't forget it.

And if you ever have any doubts, just remember this sage advice. You could even consider it a silver bullet for such things.

Jul 9, 2011#8

SpecialKO

Krisken said:
Then how will we ever defeat our adversaries when the werewolves of London attack?

My good sir, obviously, we purify them...WITH FIRE!!

Jul 9, 2011#9

DarkAudit

Krisken said:
Then how will we ever defeat our adversaries when the werewolves of London attack?

Serve them all pina coladas from Trader Vic's until they're too drunk to fight.

Jul 9, 2011#10

@Li3n

AshburnerX said:
Except then what happens is the staff of these offices become the real movers and shakers of politics.

I think you're missing the point... the deficit would never be above 3% if that was the case...

Jul 12, 2011#11

Necronic

MindDetective said:
And if you ever have any doubts, just remember this sage advice. You could even consider it a silver bullet for such things.

Damnit.....you caught me.

I guess a better statement would be "There are no easy answers for complex socio-economic problems."

Jul 13, 2011#12

@Li3n

Necronic said:
I guess a better statement would be "There are no easy answers for complex socio-economic problems."

Keeping the % down to a fixed amount isn't really that complex... it's effects are... so he's totally right. /nitpick

Aug 15, 2011#13

Frankie Williamson

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/15/opinion/stop-coddling-the-super-rich.html?_r=1

He's pretty rad for a crazy old billionaire.

Aug 15, 2011#14

Krisken

Yup, it's stuff like that which make him the boogie man for Fox News.

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