True, but the outside world sometimes conspires to require more spending of us than we'd otherwise prefer - we haven't had a pressing need to ramp up defense spending over the last ten years like we have lately, for example.
I agree, and if we get more tax cuts Ill be right there to applaud. I'd prefer spending cuts right along with them.
As would all of us, I am sure. But politics is the art of the possible, as has been noted, and it's much easier to sell tax cuts than it is to sell spending cuts, for obvious reasons. But when you cut taxes, eventually you're faced with the prospect of raising taxes, or cutting spending - and cutting spending is easier to sell than raising taxes ;)
If it was all defense spending, I wouldn't say a word, but like the DoE got like an 11% increase in spending this year.
As would all of us, I am sure. But politics is the art of the possible, as has been noted, and it's much easier to sell tax cuts than it is to sell spending cuts, for obvious reasons. But when you cut taxes, eventually you're faced with the prospect of raising taxes, or cutting spending - and cutting spending is easier to sell than raising taxes ;)
With all 3 branches, and if the GOP picks up seats in 2004 like I think they will, I will expect spending cuts (or MASSIVE tax cut) or I'll never vote GOP again at the federal level until they do so. So basically they have my vote till 2006, by then they must earn it. I'll vote LP or CP after that if they don't. I hope to be voting GOP in 2006.