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Mithras commented on the blog post #1 With A Bullet
On Saturday, [Giffords] fell into the crosshairs of a gun that sent a 22-cent bullet into the back of her head exiting over her left eye.
Unless you buy it by the case, 9mm FMJ is a lot more than 22 cents a round.
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Mithras commented on the blog post Beat. Surrender.
Of its estimated $900 billion-plus cost over two years, roughly $120 billion covers the high-end tax cuts and the estate tax cut, $450 billion covers Mr. Obama’s wish list and $360 billion covers the tax cut extensions both parties favored.
The alternative was that taxes go up on everyone and the long-term unemployed lose their benefits. Instead, Obama exchanged $120 billion in tax cuts for the rich for $810 billion in benefits for everyone else.
