Dont raise the debt ceiling. ever.
agreed. or even this:
Lower the Debt Ceiling
Ludwig von Mises Institute ^ |
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2754322/posts
...as for baseline, i vote for 2006. as silverleaf pointed out, the 2006 budget BALANCES with current income.
our Founding Fathers only put permission for the government to borrow money, for EMERGENCIES, like WARS.
...never for perpetual debt, to be passed on to posterity!
... but by vigorous exertions in time of peace to discharge the debts which unavoidable wars have occasioned, ... - George Washington
It is incumbent on every generation to pay its own debts as it goes. - Thomas Jefferson
Thanks for the link and great posts, in a thread of great posts.