It'd be a drastic move fer me, as I've voted Reagan/Bush/Bush/Dole/Bush since I've been eligible, but the Constitution Party at least gives me an outlet if Dubyuh refuses to get the message. Personally, I believe that he knows curbing the spending is the Right thing to do and will act accordingly in the upcoming months...if so, I will have voted fer a Bush in 66.6% of my Presidential elections...LOL!!
"You were correct to say that we all seek it."
I know...it's more and more obvious that most of the BushBackers would prefer that Dubyuh tackle outta control spending, but simply don't wanna risk his losing the battle to remain as Commander-in-Chief. How many BushBackers actually come on these threads and say, "Yea!! Domestic Discretionary spending is growing at 8% per year...WOO-HOOO!!"?
"I think we will get more than currently seems to be the case. I think government growth, as a percentage of GPD will be controlled. I do not think that it will ever actually decrease in size."
Not so fast, my FRiend, I'm not ready to concede that. If Dubyuh's Medicare Reforms and his proposed Personal Accounts fer Social Security succeed, we can start to eat away at the Non-Discretionary Spending that is growing at an outta control pace and real dollar decreases in Federal Spending are fathomable. I agree that the smart tack is to decrease Fed Spending as a percentage of GDP, but let's not barter away the dream...LOL!!
FReegards...MUD
Yes, non-discetionary is the real boondoggle that Greenspan has been warning about for years.
Personally, when looking at the drug benefits that so many bemoan, it was going to happen anyway. The rat's programs had no language for modernization and even with it, they almost cut it out to get it through.
Medicare, as we all know, is a way of having nationalized medicine without really having it, but the large aged population demands government assistance and how could we realistically not have a program. But there is so much waste, and better means testing needs to be used now.
Social security, IMO is dead in only a few years. The program, as it is, cannot and will not survive.
I do not see any other options but to change it completely for the future. No options at all.
Having said this, there are a hundred or so others that can/should get the chop/chop!
Some are slated in the Bush budget. The rats are already howling.
An outlet for what???