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2010-04-04 Economy

US Treasury delays China currency report

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Posted by tipper 2010-04-04 14:12|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 What about our AAA bond rating? Is that in jeopardy?

Posted by Alaska Paul 2010-04-04 15:05|| 2010-04-04 15:05|| Front Page Top

#2 Odd that we can delay this but not that vote on Armenian genocide that Turkey is griping about.

Posted by gorb 2010-04-04 16:47|| 2010-04-04 16:47|| Front Page Top

#3 This is what everyone on the right has come to HATE about Washington, especially this administration. They simply feel they are above following the rules, or obeying the law. Report due to Congress on the 15th, gee, it's inconvenient, so lets not do it. Jobs numbers look weak, lets essentially lie and pad them with temp census workers. Healthcare Reform legislation actually a massive tax that will increase the deficit and full of unmantioned other rules, don't release the bill till the last seconds, and cause the CBO to doublecount Social Security cuts so the numbers appear to balance and "reduce" the deficit with 10 years of taxes and 6 years of program.
They are contemptuous of the citizens they serve. The see themselves as a priviledged, exempt, superior ruling class for the peasants.
And now that Oblahblah finds the smoldering anger and public complaints growing too loud, he tells the peasants to "Tone it Down".
Who the F*ck does he think he is and we aren't?
Now this latest 17 minute ramble when challenged by a citizen who had the audacity to say we are over-taxed. It feels an awful like the preening narcissist simply couldn't believe the peasant dared to challenge him, and felt compelled to demonstrate with the vastness of knowledge that he was being masterful in his ruling of his kingdom.
What a jackass, and God help the Republic!

Posted by NoMoreBS 2010-04-04 16:49|| 2010-04-04 16:49|| Front Page Top

#4 I wish that Treasury had to issue a statement that China was affirmatively not a currency manipulator, and back it up with empirical evidence.

Posted by Perfesser 2010-04-04 17:24|| 2010-04-04 17:24|| Front Page Top

#5 They are contemptuous of the ~~citizens~~ serfs they ~~serve~~ service.

FIFY.
Please, no applause and definitely no money. The IRS sees all!

Posted by AlmostAnonymous5839 2010-04-04 17:38|| 2010-04-04 17:38|| Front Page Top

#6 Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner said he would delay the report, which was due out on 15 April

Geithner seems to have trouble with that date, doesn't he?

Well, it just goes to show the policies of administrations up to and including this one have left us in a position of weakness in regard to China. If we were dealing from a position of strength we would have called a spade a spade a long, long time ago and let the Chicoms bitch about it all they want. It makes me furious. We've been sold down the river.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2010-04-04 17:42|| 2010-04-04 17:42|| Front Page Top

#7 Compare Chin's YUAN wid PAKISTANI DEFENCE FORUM [www.wallstats.com USG = ALLFED Budget Poster > USDOD-VS-NON-DOD] > THE US OF A FEDERAL BUDGET: WHERE DOES THE MONEY GO!?

POSTER includes AVG US CITIZEN $$$ CONTRIBUTION TO FED BUDGET PER PERSONAL INCOME RANGE.

* RIAN > RUSSIA'S BLACK SEAS FLEET TO LOSE ALL OF TS WARSHIPS BY 2015?

Posted by JosephMendiola 2010-04-04 21:13|| 2010-04-04 21:13|| Front Page Top

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