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2011-07-01 Economy

US Treasury secretary ponders stepping down

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Posted by tipper 2011-07-01 01:59|| || Front Page|| [11129 views ] Top

#1 If he had been Japanese he would have taken the honorable path years ago.

Posted by Water Modem 2011-07-01 02:41|| 2011-07-01 02:41|| Front Page Top

#2 Just go. Ponder not.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2011-07-01 05:11|| 2011-07-01 05:11|| Front Page Top

#3 Math is HARD!

Posted by CrazyFool 2011-07-01 08:03|| 2011-07-01 08:03|| Front Page Top

#4 He was never qualified to "step up" in the first place. He was one of the looters and plunderers. He should be in the graybar. Best recommendation so far is the Japanese approach.

Posted by JohnQC 2011-07-01 09:59|| 2011-07-01 09:59|| Front Page Top

#5 Upate at 0915 CT: I add a pic to show my recommendation.

Posted by Steve White 2011-07-01 10:16|| 2011-07-01 10:16|| Front Page Top

#6 On the plus side, he has made history by always being in the history and textbooks of how NOT to do things.

Posted by DarthVader 2011-07-01 10:51|| 2011-07-01 10:51|| Front Page Top

#7 Look at the bright side Timmah, if the ceiling is raised without permission your department ceases to exist anyways.

Posted by swksvolFF 2011-07-01 11:34|| 2011-07-01 11:34|| Front Page Top

#8 Can't postpone his job on Wall Street any longer?

Posted by g(r)omgoru 2011-07-01 11:40|| 2011-07-01 11:40|| Front Page Top

#9 Obama's circulating this as an incentive for Republicans move quickly.

Posted by DoDo 2011-07-01 12:00|| 2011-07-01 12:00|| Front Page Top

#10 See also FREEREPUBLIC > DID [US] TREASURY STRATEGICALLY [intentionally] DEFAULT?, to influence = warn? the US Congress as per raising the US Debt Limit???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2011-07-01 22:27|| 2011-07-01 22:27|| Front Page Top

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