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I did, because the GOP are not culpable. The Democrats increased spending by more than a trillion dollars in 2009, without increasing the budget (because there was no budget), all without the assistance of the GOP. Democrats have always had an irresponsible spending problem, which is why we had 40 years of deficit spending when Democrats controlled the House from 1955 to 1994.
The ONLY time there has ever been a budget surplus in the last 100 years is when the GOP controlled the House. The first time was from 1947 to 1949, and the last time was from 1998 to 2000.
Actually, the 2009 budget was Bush's, as noted on the chart.
In fact, two weeks before Obama’s inauguration, the Congressional Budget Office projected a $1.2 trillion deficit for the 2009 fiscal year.
Okay. That's one year. We're now out of Iraq....where's the savings?
While Bush was no conservative when it came to spending, he NEVER had a TRILLION DOLLAR deficit.
The difference was that the Bush economic policies promoted growth and in fact produced more revenue to the government.
The thread title is, " Liberals: Feel Free To Explain Why You Don't Think We Have A Spending Problem." Do you know how many times I alone have answered that question? Here are a few:
All of these answers point to one conclusion, the economy drives the deficit, first by reducing revenues and then by automatic safety net programs, like unemployment insurance, that kick in when unemployment is high.
The solution is not to slash spending and depress the economy further. That increases unemployment and makes it harder to reach revenue goals.
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Of course we have a ''spending'' problem... we continue to feed an overweight glutton of a military (the largest on earth), plus we keep giving away huge tax breaks to the wealthiest (who BTW, need it the least)! Oh, and it ain't helping either that we keep spending $24 billion a year on Big Oil subsidies (that are still making record profits), and we give $3 billion a year in ''foreign aid'' to prosperous ''allies'' like Israel (who plant spies here and dis our President)!!
We DO HAVE a spending problem, a big one. However, this problem was not created by Social Security and emergency aid to those in need. Health Care is a BIG part of our spending problem, and the solution is a one payer insurance system. . . .which has been rejected by conservatives. Unfunded wars are another big problem. . . .conservatives seem to have no problem with that, and would prefer to make sure that the poorest of Americans pay for them, first, with their lives in battle, and then, with whatever financial resourses they might have. An Unhealthy Economy, with Enormous profits at the top and less than living wages for workers is also a big part of our economic problems, along with moving production offshore to avoid labor costs! Another "conservative" model!
In order to FIX the problem, we need to address the causes of the problem. . . .rather than "blaming" those with the least to give.
the notion that gop is on top of its spending or that excess spending is a dem thing is simplly not true excessive spending is an american compulsion. gop might have austerity in its platform but is spending just as heavy as dem. neither party proposes a balanced budget.
Liberals: Feel Free To Explain Why You Don't Think We Have A Spending Problem
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Originally Posted by AeroGuyDC
Rarely do we ever hear Liberals call for logical and reasonable spending cuts. This blatant and obvious silence lends to the assumption that they must think that we merely have a revenue problem.
So the question begs: Why don't liberals think the USA has a spending problem in light of mounting debts and deficits, and in consideration of falling birth rates, falling labor participation rates, increasing poverty rates, increasing reliance on government handouts, and all the other sordid statistics proving that we are on the path to financial destruction?
Why is it always about revenues and hardly ever about spending?
Do tell!
Conservos: Feel free to explain why you gripe about deficits (largely of your making) but refuse to take any action on it.
The thread title is, " Liberals: Feel Free To Explain Why You Don't Think We Have A Spending Problem." Do you know how many times I alone have answered that question? Here are a few:
All of these answers point to one conclusion, the economy drives the deficit, first by reducing revenues and then by automatic safety net programs, like unemployment insurance, that kick in when unemployment is high.
The solution is not to slash spending and depress the economy further. That increases unemployment and makes it harder to reach revenue goals.
How does government spending bring in revenue? Now, I understand investing. You borrow money in order to invest in something that will bring a return. How does government spending bring a return?
Government doesn't make money. It's not a for profit business.
Government redistributes money, taking a cut to pay themselves.
You give money to government, they take a cut for themselves and then redistribute the rest in their programs and there's a lot there that leaves the country or goes to other private entities.
What really fuels the economy is Americans dealing with other Americans; no middleman taking cuts and the money circulates here. The less we have to spend is that much less we circulate among ourselves.
None of us would be sending money to Egypt to keep their armies up to date.
None of us would be donating money for research studies about cow farts or prostitute drinking problems in China.
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Liberals: Feel Free To Explain Why You Don't Think We Have A Spending Problem
