[Lazlo in PA]

Levin is the only one sounding the alarm here. I hope more people start alerting the dangers of this Amendment.

[DJ MacWoW]

Did You Know?

The Current FReepathon Pays For The Current Quarters Expenses?

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[GeronL]

Now THAT idea is one I’d support.

The idea that we need a BBA proposed by the very people who would never propose a balance budget in a million years is hideous.

[Huck]

which would trigger the apportioned tax among the States to extinguish the shortfall:

Basically the requisition system that they framers torpedoed when they created the Constitution. Take away the feds' power of direct taxation. Bill the states individually, and let each state decide how to collect the dues.

[Huck]

founder’s expressed intentions to have the rule of apportionment applied when dealing with deficits

Question: Where is this in the Constitution?

[Huck]

And I’m sure Mark Levin would be able to articulate far better than I can how States with large pinko Congressional Delegations such as California, New York, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey who now pretty much control spending from the federal treasury and are quite happy to vote for every progressive giveaway program because there are no consequences in the process

Only problem with this is that the pinko states you mention all pay in MORE than they get back from the feds, whereas the red states typically get back MORE than they pay in.

Federal Spending Received Per Dollar of Taxes Paid by State, 2005

[sofaman]

PING!

[fortheDeclaration]

In a true sense the Fed. budget is always 'balanced' since the Fed Gov't always pays it's bills.

The issue is HOW those bills will be paid, direct taxes or indirect taxes (inflation).

Any balanced budget that doesn't limit spending is useless.

[DirtyHarryY2K]

I'm sure glad all of the commiecrats and a few aisle crossing libtard republicans were smart enough to vote against the BBA bill and save us all from this excellent opportunity to not cap federal spending and raise our taxes.. Whew! That was close!

(sarcasm- for those of you in Rio Linda)