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Ain't that a shame?

and Repuglicans want to drill instead of investing in renewable energy technology, cutting education, blah blah blah.

Do you understand? We're not the Arab emirates....


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By: killthecat
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Tue, 31 Jul 12 4:59 PM
Msg. 44613 of 65535

In 1962, we were laying down the foundations of prosperity. About 32 cents of every federal dollar, excluding interest payments, was spent on investments, only 14 percent on entitlements. In the mid-70s the lines crossed. Today we spend less than 15 cents on investment and 46 cents on entitlements. And it gets worse. By 2030, when the last of us boomers have surged onto the Social Security rolls, entitlements will consume 61 cents of every federal dollar, starving our already neglected investment and leaving us, in the words of the study, with “a less-skilled work force, lower rates of job creation, and an infrastructure unfit for a 21st-century economy.”


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