Posted on 10/10/2006 11:08:32 AM PDT by Small-L
Why look at only at discretionary spending? It's "entitlements" that form the bulk of the growth in federal spending. Discretionary spending includes all those things the federal government is either explicitly supposed to do, like raise and support Armies and a Navy, or things that seems reasonable for the national government to be doing, like building Interstate highways, since they help in regulating Interstate Commerce, just as canals such did in an earlier era.
I don't see anything about any individual entitlements in the Constitution.
I don't remember us winning any wars in the Clinton portion of the 1990s? Unless he means against Serbia, where we likely were on the wrong side. What would the other war be? Desert Shield/Storm was in the 1990s but under Bush.
Of course most of that budget balancing was at the expense of the military, the only thing Clinton ever really cut.
Who told you those lies?
Why are you trying to pass them off at Free Republic?
I though it was since Bush was president.
Really sorry about that.
for comparison:
Federal outlays
1965 118 trillion
1975 332 trillion
1985 946 trillion
1995 1,515 trillion
2005 2,472 trillion
Republicans have done better than the average congress in holding down budget growth.
Sure, it'd be nice if they did better...
I'm as much a fan of Reagan as of GW, but cut and run started in Lebanon when 240 Marines did not get a proper force action for their murder. We did not make it right till after 9/11.
80% of the people in prison can't read at 8th grade level. Do we reduce the prison population if they can read? I think so - someone ask Chuck Colson. NCLB is a conservative program. Your highlight of the medical savingss and choic program is another GREAT Conservate win - to heck with NRO and George Will. Cleaning up the EPA is a preetty good start too. /my rant is off and again I THANK YOU.
What about Homeland Insecurity. The brand new agency designed to protect the country and its citizens.
I thought that was fedgov.coms main job all these years.
How little I know.
A dep of education that does not educate.
A dep of energy that produces zero energy..
Commerce is just a excuse to subvert the Constitution.
Justice has become a joke. One law for the elite.
Health and human services? Must be where they disburse the wages they stole from honest hard working men and women.
Dep of housing and urban dev. lol Yeah they have done a wonderful job.
Dep of transportation? The only transporting being done there is when star trek reruns are on the tube.
Fact is, I used to care, but I don't any more. The Republican controlled congress has been spending like drunken sailors for 6 years. With very few exceptions, they have not earned my vote.
Unfortunately, we don't have one of those for the next 2 years. Bush has veto'd what, 1 bill in 6 years ? He worked with the Swimmer to give us a bloated Education spending bill.
No, I think conservatives will be in a world of hurt if the Dems take over this fall, which is why I plan to vote Republican. I'm not happy about the RINOS, but it's better than having the Dems in power.
President Bush has shown he will not veto GOP legislation. Hopefully, he will dim legislation
Republicans get a free pass from me. In 1998 Demonrats screamed for war. In 2003 they screamed NO WAR for OIL.
This guy also gets a free pass:
Islam is a vile religion - Gene Simmons.
"Taking a set of numbers out of context to validate preconceived notions is propaganda, not intellectual inquiry."
This describes you excellently. I have yet to see any intellectual inquiry from you on the state of the federal budget which actually uses numbers showing spending increases in non-defense items the last 5 years.
Good Compilation.
strengthen=straighten
Good list .
Not the Republicans! It's being blocked by a Republican Senator.
man I'm glad I say your post...saves me a zillion posts....simply, yep, great job
and it is either the FBI files or Condit
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