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Missouri, a heavily republican state, has a balanced budget requirement. There is no debt ceiling since deficit spending is against the law. It’s really quite simple, and is called fiscal responsibility.
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IMO, the ‘simplicity’ isn’t fiscal responsibility. Wouldn’t be NEEDED if govt followed the Constitution.
A BBA has only one ‘definition’: Raise taxes until it covers any/all spending.
F.R. would necessitate govt acknowledge the TAXPAYERS in any capacity OTHER than as a piggy-bank. They may *talk* up that angle, but their actions prove otherwise.
If I understand you clearly, you’re stating that a BBA may or may not actually mean what most people think.
You could raise taxes to balance the budget, but most folks wouldn’t see that as meeting the spirit of the law.
I would agree with that.
What I was trying to convey earlier is that after years of folks spending like a drunken Democrat, we can’t place a Conservative in there and have them simply refuse to pay our bills because we want to stop deficit spending.
It takes time, and would necessitate increased federal revenue, reduced federal spending, and more fiscal responsibility over time.
I submit it can be done, but not with two party leaderships fighting the only man with a real plan.
We can’t blame Trump for not getting things back in order if Congress won’t work with him.
He can’t cut taxes on his own, sparking the economy and facilitating massive increases in jobs for the nation’s citizens. We can’t blame him if he can’t make a sharp impact on welfare outlays if Congress gets timid.
Both parties are fighting Trump stronger than either of them ever fought Obama or Clinton.
As a man that voted for Trump, I know what is going on here. If Republican and Democrat leadership think they’re getting away with something, I’ve got news for them!
Further, if the Republican’s destroy Trump’s ability to get anything done in his first term, I’d support him getting a third term to make up for it, if he could physically remain sound and effective.
As far as I am concerned, the Republican party is dead to me.
There is a problem here though. It would be worse with a Democrat Congress. We can’t lose our heads here and not vote, or vote for Democrats.
The primaries are the time to rid ourselves of RINOs, and if we don’t get organized and do it in 2018, we don’t deserve to have our nation returned to sound fiscal policy.
Show me a state that has better accountability to the electorate. Look just east of Missouri at Illinois.
Show me a state that has better accountability to the electorate. Look just east of Missouri at Illinois.