Posted on 02/09/2011 8:11:54 AM PST by SeekAndFind
We're doomed.
Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.... a quarter of a drop in the bucket. I guess it’s a start.
I am utterly baffled by the inability for nearly anyone in the federal government TO DO WHAT IS RIGHT FOR THIS COUNTRY. Is anyone listening to backbone of America as it slowly breaks, to the sound of fiddles on the House steps?
As reality sets in what will everyone who worked so hard to oust the Democrats do? Me..I am going 3rd Party. Won’t be fooled again. Republicans are disgusting.
I like you and I've voted for you every time you've run. Not sure where you stand on the various budget cut proposals. Just want to sound off and say that Ryan's 40 bil or whatever it is is totally inadequate. If that's sufficient to you, then we'll have to start looking for someone to primary you out of office, which I'd hate to see. I hope you fight for and insist on MUCH deeper cuts, more along the lines of Rand Paul's proposal--even his is not enough, but it'll do. Ryan's proposal is a joke and an insult to the tea party.
Good for Jeff Flake (R., Ariz.) and Cynthia Lummis (R., Wyo.)!
We need more like them!
They will never stop until we shut down the Printing Press and halt their ability to borrow.
good for him! a trillion dollar cut would be a START!
I expect change through war. The electoral process doesn't interest me very much anymore.
This is the same Jeff Flake that got kicked off a committee because he was too fiscally conservative. You go Jeff.
I prefer to view cuts as lopping off entire agencies. A warm up would be to ax the Dept of Energy, ATF, most of the FBI, Dept of Ed, DEA, Dept of HLS & NASA. That would give a bit of breathing room for a good house cleaning of the many smaller (and useless) agencies that ride under the radar. Oh, Dept of Health/Human Servs. (aka welfare for those unwilling to work) would get axed entirely.
no arguments, but Id’ keep NASA. a mars landing would be a real shot in the arm for our national prestige, and it will result development of new, better technology in a whole lot of areas.
I keep hearing $32 billion and other times $58 billion.
Neither is enough but why the confusion?
I keep hearing $32 billion and other times $58 billion.
Neither is enough but why the confusion?
The actual proposal is to cut $58 billion in non-defense spending from Obama’s 2011 budget proposal.
The GOP originally promised $100 Billion in cuts. I’m not sure where you get the $32 Billion, but that’s $10 Billion short of what ADDITIONALLY needs to be cut, and that’s the reason for Flake’s non-cooperation. He wants an ADDITIONAL $42 Billion trimmed from the budget.
Zero out NASA I say. They are worse than wasting their budget “educating” our children about the dangers of man made CO2.
Apparently this is coming from Ryan himself.
http://www.humanevents.com/article.php?id=41686
Question is where did the $58 billion number come from?
well, maybe if they had a clear, concrete goal, they’d butt out of areas where they are not needed.
a redirection, if you will.
At what cost?
I like NASA, but fiscal accountability must come first.
The cuts have to be made.
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