“It’s very telling that the first vote that we’re going to make on health care, Neil, is to add a quarter of a trillion dollars to the federal debt.”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSP28MjkeAI[/youtube]
October 20, 2009 at 10:45 am
“It’s very telling that the first vote that we’re going to make on health care, Neil, is to add a quarter of a trillion dollars to the federal debt.”
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KSP28MjkeAI[/youtube]
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A person of authority, leading by deception, is a tyrant.
No, not the "federal debt".
It should AWAYS say to the "American Taxpayers Debt". But, that is not effective marketing since many people think the federal government has money.
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