The US government
can inflict economic death on any group or individual through taxation. If they
can maintain 60 votes for reconciliation, the Democrats can pass anything. In
the souk I always assume the merchant's kids will instantly starve to death if
he does not accept my rock bottom offer. The Democrats never bothered to figure
out the bank bail-out request for $700 billions. They had pulled the number out
of a hat. The Democrats should have restored Glass Steagall and nationalized
the six biggest plus AIG. A 50% across-the-board reduction in fees and services
for the medical industry would bring costs down to European levels. Doctors, hospitals
and pharmaceutical companies failing to toe the line would lose their licenses
to do business. Since the military has a 50-year inventory of spare parts,
there is no reason for future procurements.
Many overlook the consumer's ultimate weapon. If negotiations are failing,
tuck your final cash offer into the merchant's shirt pocket. It's an offer he
can't refuse. Trust me on this.
Going Like Sixty
Why should 58+2
play second fiddle to 40 niggling nabobs of negativism? The Democrats managed
to put 60 Senators together for cloture. They gave Nebraska $300 millions for Nelson's single
vote. Obviously, the Democrats can't be trusted with $1.00 to buy milk at the
corner store. The DNC should be able to bribe the sixty to stay together till
after the 2010 election. Some combination of bribery, blackmail and political
death threats should do the trick. After two or three reconciliation measures,
GOP funding could be curtailed.
If the Dems fail to maintain discipline, they will face a Tea Party/Bircher ticket
in 2012.
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