Great job Republicans and Democrats.
Just keep spending us into oblivion, much of it made up of waste and fraud.
Deficits don't matter! The debt doesn't matter!
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Democrats are not averse to well planned and coordinated efforts to reduce the national debt...just
look to the example that Clinton set.
This problem can be traced to Reagan's tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations. Stop trying to straddle the fence and just blame everyone...there is only one way out and it's a balance of well thought out, collaborative cuts in Spending...and progressive tax increases on the wealthy and corporations....just like Clinton and the GOP did. It takes collaboration, time and effort...but it works.
Had nothing to do with Gingrich and the Internet bubble, right?
Bill Clinton was the last Democrat to cooperate with the GOP. I don't think his 90's presidency is representative of what Democrats would do now.
The Gore Commission - and the Gingrich House - balanced the budget
Then Bush came in and slashed taxes & invaded Iraq. Game over.
If the ME didn't have so much oil, we wouldn't be having this conversation...
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Insane. Unless this is fixed in the next few years, we are witnessing the twilight of the Republic.
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You voted for skyrocketing debt.
If you are serious, vote Democrat. Raise taxes on the wealthy.
No one is going to fix it, Simpson-Bowles was the last ditch effort.
The list of people in congress who care about this is something like: Paul, Massey.
Agreed. We just vote on what type of spending we want to destroy the nation, not whether to do so.
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The epitaph will read "We made a government so big...it destroyed us." Or maybe...
"To serve Americans...was a cookbook!"
Not with a bang but with a whimper.
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We are about to increase defense spending by 50%
All while cutting taxes.
Both sides share the blame....but Trump is going to be worst of all.
I just can't believe that will happen. Do you really think it will?
50% is just crazy.
That's what he said...
I asked if Chris believes Trump. I'm looking forward to hearing his answer.
Do you believe it will happen? Yes or no.
I don't think either of you believe him, and you just want to make some political hay over this, so you are just acting outraged.
I believe that the Iranian regime is rife with extreme Zealots who will resort to suicide bombings
if necessary...therefore, Trump and his mentor, Bibi, have opened Pandora's box. Sadly, IMO they both perceive the need for "Emergency Powers" in order to avoid loss of power and will stretch this war out for an indeterminate amount of time. The public doesn't want this war...Military advisors don't want this war (see comments from the Chair of the JCOS)...the stock market doesn't want this war...etc., etc.
Best way out is to ink a deal for JCPOA 2.0...ASAP...not going to be easy unless Congress asserts itself with veto-proof legislation to force the issue...time to put on the Big Boy Pants.
You also noted that a 50% increase in Defense spending was "Just Crazy"...hold that thought as you evaluate DJT's statements/actions...and post accordingly.
You can't answer a yes or no question? Do you believe a 50% increase in defense spending will occur?
I don't. Why can't you state your own position as clearly as that? Are you afraid to say your answer out loud? Are you waiting for talking points from your employer before you comment?
When you talk about the Jews controlling things, you discredit yourself. You think Trump is so weak and willing to be ordered into a war by the mastermind Jews. That is preposterous (that Trump could be made by a foreign leader to do anything he doesn't want to do) and antisemitic (the Jews are pulling the strings).
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