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Game of Loans - Discretionary Social Spending

There's an interesting, fundamental debate to be had over how to pay for government aid, and then there's the bipartisan debate actually taking place in Congress.

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Monday April 30, 2012

Cliffpocalypsemageddonacaust - Totally Solvable Budget Problem

To force themselves to work together and compromise, Congress and the White House concocted a catastrophic, economy-crashing penalty for fiscal inaction. (0:00)

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Monday April 30, 2012

Superbad

The congressional super committee's failure to reach a deficit-cutting agreement could trigger sequestration, which combines sequestering and castration. (0:00)

Tags: Congress, government, debt, economy, laws, mongering, doomsday, German, John Kerry, superheroes, animation, penises, oral sex, balls, food, business, school, kids, health, movies

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Monday April 30, 2012

Game of Loans - Discretionary Social Spending

There's an interesting, fundamental debate to be had over how to pay for government aid, and then there's the bipartisan debate actually taking place in Congress. (0:00)

Tags: debt, money, debates, montages, education, college, Republicans, Democrats, House of Representatives, health, men/women, sexism, government, rage, Congress, taxes

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Monday April 30, 2012

Welcome Back, Cutters

The debt-ceiling super committee is like the Avengers of congressmen, only without being cool or having a super power. (0:00)

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Monday April 30, 2012

Moneybrawl

Barack Obama sells his tax plan to Americans by appealing to their love of math. (0:00)

Tags: Barack Obama, debt, taxes, economy, money, Washington DC, impressions, wealth, business, Medicare, education, video games, nerd alert, wars, fights, photos, Canada, Republicans, Mitch Daniels, Indiana

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Monday April 30, 2012

America's Next TARP Model

A Bloomberg report reveals that the U.S. government loaned banks $7.7 trillion in secret bailout funds at no interest and then borrowed the money back at interest. (0:00)

Tags: economy, bailouts, debt, Wall Street, money, business, government, laws, Martha Stewart, prison, aging, Star Wars, accountability, animals, cats & cats, Nooo!, crying, Bob Costas, poop & pee

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Game of Loans - Discretionary Social Spending

There's an interesting, fundamental debate to be had over how to pay for government aid, and then there's the bipartisan debate actually taking place in Congress.

Cliffpocalypsemageddonacaust - Totally Solvable Budget Problem

To force themselves to work together and compromise, Congress and the White House concocted a catastrophic, economy-crashing penalty for fiscal inaction. (0:00)

Superbad

The congressional super committee's failure to reach a deficit-cutting agreement could trigger sequestration, which combines sequestering and castration. (0:00)

Game of Loans - Discretionary Social Spending

There's an interesting, fundamental debate to be had over how to pay for government aid, and then there's the bipartisan debate actually taking place in Congress. (0:00)

Welcome Back, Cutters

The debt-ceiling super committee is like the Avengers of congressmen, only without being cool or having a super power. (0:00)

Moneybrawl

Barack Obama sells his tax plan to Americans by appealing to their love of math. (0:00)

America's Next TARP Model

A Bloomberg report reveals that the U.S. government loaned banks $7.7 trillion in secret bailout funds at no interest and then borrowed the money back at interest. (0:00)

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