Boehner and McConnell release their vision for new congress
Re: Boehner and McConnell release their vision for new congr
by John Galt » Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:22 pm
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Re: Boehner and McConnell release their vision for new congr
by Philly » Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:22 pm
The end times are near so don't saddle my future grandchildren with debt to lay down fiber optic cables that mankind won't survive long enough to make use of.
go ahead. keep screaming "Shut The f**k Up " at me. it only makes my opinions Worse
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Re: Boehner and McConnell release their vision for new congr
by John Galt » Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:23 pm
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Re: Boehner and McConnell release their vision for new congr
by exploited » Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:24 pm
But Galt, we are trying to come up with policy that deals with a large group of fully-functional human beings, not satisfy the whims of a slightly autistic tech-head from Minneapolis.
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Re: Boehner and McConnell release their vision for new congr
by John Galt » Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:37 pm
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Re: Boehner and McConnell release their vision for new congr
by exploited » Mon Nov 10, 2014 1:51 pm
Galt, that is such a ridiculous argument. "All the government did was GIVE THEM THE LAND FOR FREE." lol are you even being serious?
The government gave them 175 million acres of land, nearly 10% of the continental US.
Assuming that the present day value of each acre is 50% that of your average agricultural acre, or $600 per acre, that means that the current day price of that land is $105,000,000,000. Multiple that by 14 (what one dollar then is worth today), and the total subsidy value of that land was in the quadrillions...
The government gave them 175 million acres of land, nearly 10% of the continental US.
Assuming that the present day value of each acre is 50% that of your average agricultural acre, or $600 per acre, that means that the current day price of that land is $105,000,000,000. Multiple that by 14 (what one dollar then is worth today), and the total subsidy value of that land was in the quadrillions...
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