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Lassie: Idiot child fell down the mine shaft again. That makes 3 times in one week...
...that they've lost their monopoly on power, many Republicans are warning that spending-fueled deficits will cause inflation, reduce demand for U.S. Treasuries and shaft future generations. They don't seem so worried about an imminent depression, which would explode deficits in addition to the shorter-term pain, and their newfound fear of borrowing has not cooled their ardor for budget-busting tax cuts. "They talk about fiscal restraint, but they've got an atrocious record, and they've still got atrocious plans," says Robert Bixby, executive director of the nonpartisan Concord Coalition...
...start with a handful of nice balls. Nothing spectacular, but these balls are certainly worth fooling around with if you get the chance. With this many balls, no one's going to get the shaft...
...utopia, get nothing as the taxpayers dump money into the financial system to save it are paid very well. Others, who seem to be innocent bystanders in the process that has ruined financial firms and put tens of thousands of people out of jobs, are simply given the shaft...
...alternator will also need to be replaced after 5 years for $250. The internal light bulbs will run $3 each. Broken head lights are another $50 each. The big expenses are major repairs to the drive train and internal engine. A new fly wheel, along with an axle shaft, differential bearing, and wheel bearing could cost as much as $900, all required to rehab that drive train. The internal engine has cylinder heads which cost $600, sealed pistons at $250, a head gasket set for $215, a timing...