Posted on 01/26/2017 7:47:57 AM PST by GonzoII
PHILADELPHIA — At a White House meeting this week, President Donald Trump told House Speaker Paul Ryan he "liked" the Republicans' 200 day agenda that includes repealing and replacing Obamacare and overhauling the tax code. But he told Ryan something was missing.
Trump asked lawmakers to include the massive infrastructure spending project that he promised voters during the campaign.
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I don’t want to see happen what happened during Reagan’s term, namely, tax and regulation cuts leading to an influx of money into the Treasury only to see it spent on government projects (except defense).
We do need infrastructure improvements. Highway funds have been stolen for other pet liberal causes and our highways and bridges have been left to rot.
During Reagan’s term, the money was spent on defense. The problem was that it was not cut from wasteful and self-defeating “social” programs. The dollars spent on defense caused the implosion of the USSR, built the military that speedily crushed Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, ushered in a decade of relative peace, and helped spur the information/technological revolution that is still unfolding.
The welfare spending got us more people dependent on welfare.
“During Reagan’s term, the money was spent on defense. The problem was that it was not cut from wasteful and self-defeating “social” programs. The dollars spent on defense caused the implosion of the USSR, built the military that speedily crushed Saddam Hussein’s Iraq, ushered in a decade of relative peace, and helped spur the information/technological revolution that is still unfolding. The welfare spending got us more people dependent on welfare.”
Correctomundo.
And .. my Gov is building some sort of rail .. and now it appears it will do nowhere .. BECAUSE THE STATE DOES NOT HAVE THE FUNDS TO BUILD IT.
THE REASON: When Gov Moonbeam got into office, and then all the LIBS starting electing only LIBERALS for the State offices, more and more Conservative/Repubs/Business people left the state - approx. FOUR MILLION (4 million) just packed up and moved to another state.
The only bright spot .. SAN DIEGO. We have a great Mayor - Kevin Faulkner - and I’d love to see his attitude in the State House - which might just turn this State around. Of course, if he leaves San Diego - I sure as heck don’t want some DemocRAT as Mayor .. who would end up destroying everything our current Mayor has done to improve this City.
This Republican “retreat” in Pennsylvania is likely going to be one of the larger “war rooms” in history. Every single senator and congressman will likely be working harder than they ever have.
Some highlights, I hope.
The Holman Rule. A procedural rule that enables lawmakers to reach deep into the budget and slash the pay of an individual federal worker — down to $1 — a move that threatens to upend the 130-year-old civil service. (And a big thank you to Rep. H. Morgan Griffith (R-Va.)).
Each and every congressman should submit a list of 50-5000 federal workers who need to have this done to them, and reach consensus with as many other congressmen and senators as possible, so when the big appropriations bills are made, these amendments, thousands of them, are ready to go.
On top of that, every senator and congressman should submit a list of wasteful, useless and redundant programs, departments and agencies for elimination. Again, find a consensus and make it happen in the appropriations bills.
The hardest of their work will be to compile a truly huge list of bad government regulations. A virtual Mount Everest of regulations. A Herculean and historical task to scrub a hundred year or more detritus.
Busy, busy.
“more on welfare during Reagan”
NOT TRUE .. At that time, welfare REQUIRED A PERSON TO WORK .. THE ONLY EXCEPTION WAS MOTHERS WITH CHILDREN UNDER 2 YEARS OF AGE. OTHERWISE, YOU HAD TO WORK - AND THEY HELPED YOU FIND A JOB.
Today - there is NO WORK REQUIREMENT. Why wouldn’t a mom with a bunch of kids just stay home if she’s not required to work ..???? But also, younger people who have no education and no legal status, can get welfare .. and then start a drug business. We really need to change this.
However, drugs are rampant in these areas (the inner cities); people have no self-respect; no job; just a handout .. which actually demoralizes the family. It’s a vicious cycle.
Fix what’s broken. Fix it quick. New spending on infrastructure should only be considered when the state can pay 50% of the bill without increasing taxes and fees on its citizens.
Perhaps - does anyone know the effect on the national economy as these projects proceed? Might be benefits that laymen such as myself aren't aware of.
It would have been a longer term savings but for the very costly "war on terror" under Bush 43. Don't get me wrong; we were absolutely correct to go to "war" against terror, but have fought it badly. We were right to go into Afghanistan, we were wrong to stay. We should have killed a lot of bad people, told the rest to not do anything to make us come back, and left. We should not have gone into Iraq at all. Both wound up being costly failures that only served to fan the flames of Islamist jihad.
If I’m not mistaken, everything he’s doing is in the Republican platform. Hence he is enacting the agenda, not setting it.
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