Posted on 04/19/2010 3:24:51 PM PDT by VRW Conspirator
Unless there is a fundamental change, up to and including constitutional amendments, the socialist will prevail! I pray not. Margaret Thatcher called it the ratchet effect. The liberals take control and pull the laws and government to the left. Then the conservatives take control but do not undo the leftward shift but simply stop the shift.
When the Repubs get control of Congress, They cannot just cut taxes. They need to cut spending, more at cutting government. Things on my hot list are:
Eliminate the entire departments of Education and Commerce
End all goofy funding like public television, arts, etc.
Eliminate the income tax and replace it with the Fair Tax or some facsimile - Constitutional amendment
Genuinely reform health care - tort reform, more portability, etc.
The list goes on...
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