We will have to cut spending. There is really no alternative. We can’t tax ourselves into prosperity, particularly with our irresponsible Congress spending the money.
Exactly right. The deficit is a symptom of the real disease and it is a distraction to focus exclusively on the symptom.
The great question of our time is do we grow the government or shrink it. Should citizens have more freedom or less? How can you find a compromise in that question?
There is no major party on the shrink side of the question.
The problem is most of the budget is on cruise control. The govt has created an entitlement system that has eaten up all the resources.
>> We will have to cut spending. There is really no alternative.
A 10% (low end salaries) to 30% (high end salaries, elected officials) across the board pay cut for every federal employee* would be a fine way to start.
Isn’t that what’s happening in private enterprise all across this great land? Cut payrolls 20%?
*with the possible exception of active duty military
Surely you jest! Reducing America to Banana Republic status is exactly what the demrats want. We’re, afterall, too strong. We scare people. And its not fair that through hard work and a captialist system this nation remains so economically dominant.
No, noting meaningful will be done under this Marxist regime to fix the mess we’re in.
Historically the alternative is war and I see that as the liberals best choice to keep the bread and circuses coming for 8 years.
We may be able to annex Mexico without firing a shot. It’s pretty much a failed state anyway.
But the Dems may surprise me and cut spending. As the saying went “only Nixon could go to China” and liberals could get away with spending cuts that we never could.
Obama Corp is going to spend $5 trillion this year, this won’t be the last ‘stimulus’ plan for the year.