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Palabra Posted 8 years ago
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Put on a credit card?
What does it mean to put wars that we put on a credit card?
"under George bush we got into this hole two trillion dollars on two wars that we put on a credit card for our children and grandchildren
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Palabra What does it mean to put [conduct/wage] wars that we put on a credit card? When we buy things with a credit card, we say that we "put" it on a credit card. It means that we don't pay now; we pay later.
- Palabra What does it mean to put [conduct/wage] wars that we put on a credit card?
- When we buy things with a credit card, we say that we "put" it on a credit card.
- It means that we don't pay now; we pay later.
- When a government does the same thing, it creates a national debt.
- In the text you quoted the national debt is referred to by saying we (the nation) got into a hole.
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PalabraWhat does it mean toput[conduct/wage] wars that we put on a credit card?
When we buy things with a credit card, we say that we "put" it on a credit card. It means that we don't pay now; we pay later.
When a government does the same thing, it creates a national debt. In the text you quoted the n
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