barry2952 said:
Your boys will pay for the BuSh debacle. Look at what he has spent. He has robbed your children of their financial future.
As a staunch Republican you must be driven crazy by how large the debt has gotten during GWB's administration.
Yes. Everyone is pissed that spending has grown. But you guys on the left making an issue of this are hypocrits.
First of all, let's not pretend that Bill Clinton exercised any voluntary fiscal discipline. Fortuantely due to the tech boom, the government had unexpected extra revenues, and the 1994 Republican take over of Congress forced Clinton to reign in spending.
But here's where the hypocracy comes in.
So we all acknowledge that the government is spending too much money right? O.K. So, with that said, where are you liberals ready to start making the cuts?
"Oh, we need to raise taxes." is the typical, uninformed, knee-jerk reaction I expect to get here. Here's the economic reality though, RAISING TAXES RESULTS IN A LONG TERM REDUCTION OF REVENUES. On the contrary, tax cuts result in a long expansion of tax revenues. See, when taxes are low, people earn more, spend more, get taxed more... As a result, though they are paying a lower rate, they are making more money, thus paying more. They make more, keep more, spend more, and pay more. So, repealing the tax cut won't work from an economic stand point.
So, where do you want to make the cuts?
Education? Social Spending? Pork Barrell projects? Which one of your socialist government programs will you support being cut? Let us know.
It must also make you crazy that no-bid contracts are being issued to rebuild entire countries while there are roofs that leak in schools, right here.
Why is it that every liberal who reads some talking points published by George Soros suddenly thinks they have some kind of deeper understanding of history and politics.
No bid contracts are not something new, and they serve a useful purpose. Do you know how long the bidding process takes when it comes to government work? But you tell me specifically what "no-bid" contract you're refering to, and I'll tell you why it made sense.
Also, in case your going to bring up Haliburton. Just so you know, that company is about a hundred years old and have used by Democrats like Johnson and Clinton just as they have been with Bush.
Fiscally, it appears that I am much more Conservative that you. It really pissed me off to see BuSh flying all over the country in his 747 with a back-up plane for reporters while he tells us we must conserve fuel. It would be funny if it weren't so sad.
He's flying all over the country? Would you rather he drive? Maybe he could rent a minivan? Can you make a more petty argument?
I am of the opinion that BuSh will go down in history as the President that bankrupted America making him the "Worst Preident Ever". I know, you'll now post that Congress spends the money but you know that's bull. They appropriate it, BuSh is spending it.
And I am of the opinion that you are completely intellectual dishonest- or- just completely uninformed and confused.
He may very well go down in history as one of our greatest Presidents, but we'll have to wait and see how Iraq resolves itself. The events of last week are extremely inspiring.
You'd better leave your kids a huge pile or their standard of living will be lower than their parents.
And what do you base this on, your extensive study of economics and history?