jmc wrote: Why can't you ALL admit that whatever party is in charge runs up debt! One for needless war the other for ineffective social programs. So simple.
Yes, that is correct, and that is why a balanced budget amendment is needed, like the states have.
Correlation of government policy with jobs and other economic statistics is not always valid either. There are many other influences on the economy.
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jmc wrote: Why can't you ALL admit that whatever party is in charge runs up debt! One for needless war the other for ineffective social programs. So simple.
Yes, that is correct, and that is why a balanced budget amendment is needed, like the states have.
Correlation of government policy with jobs and other economic statistics is not always valid either. There are many other influences on the economy.
Elect the right people and a balanced budget amendment is not needed. For the record it would not be responsible to even pass one. Raise taxes for every war and it might work. The right wants to be the world police but don't want to pay either. The "amendment" is just a gimmick for the ignorant.
That is why you have reserves and rainy day funds, which citizens should also have. And there can be specific exceptions for disasters and declared wars.
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Republicans are red, democrats are blue, neither of them, gives a flip about you.
Since Clinton handed off a surplus to Bush, we can see that a Constitutional Amendment wasn't necessary to do it. One is not needed now.
The GOP just needs to learn to pay for their unnecessary wars, their prescription-drug benefits, greasing the palms of their buddies with the no-bid contracts, and allow the government to negotiate for best drug prices instead of propping up their fat-cat buddies in the pharma industry, and their fat-cat buddies in the oil business....
It's a ridiculous question since states and counties are not required to raise armies, navies, provide for the defense, start unnecessary wars, continue to fund military bases on foreign soil, sign no-bid contracts for billions with their political friends, provide and maintain interstate highway systems; build infrastructure like the Hoover Dam; build and maintain air-traffic control systems and airports; create federal law enforcement services to protect against terrorism, covert intelligence agencies, etc. Providing foreign aid to our friends.....
Nice try at drawing a meaningless parallel... But that dog won't hunt.
They are actually justifying Bush's spending in graph #1
Graph #2 is estimates....sort of reminds of the global warming graphs they estimate increases for the next fifty years.
Graph #3 is misrepresents both Obama and Bush's administration and is more reflective of the Democrat party and it's leadership in Congress...again another deception by the left.
