This in the face of fallen government revenues is more than just shameless, its down right criminal:
This is from the Google cache of CBO's Monthly Budget Review, earlier today:
RECEIPTS THROUGH FEBRUARY |
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October-February |
Percentage Change |
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Major Source | FY2001 | FY2002 | |||||
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Individual Income | 404 | 373 | -7.6 | ||||
Corporate Income | 59 | 63 | 6.2 | ||||
Social Insurance | 270 | 273 | 1.4 | ||||
Other | 59 | 57 | -3.1 | ||||
Total | 792 | 766 | -3.2 | ||||
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SOURCES: Department of the Treasury; CBO. | |||||||
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Total Federal receipts in the first five months of 2002 were lower than receipts in the same period last year by $25 billion, or 3.2 percent.
Let's just call them what they are: REPUBLICRATS or DEMICANs. Neither party cares about our Constitution or freedom, only about putting as many Federal Employee slaves on their plantations as possible. Yes massa, I jus luvs them handouts you gibs me to VOTE for you!!!
A government with an unlimited budget has an unlimited ability and tendency to spend. A government with restrictions will be more likely to spend wisely the money we give to it.