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Proof positive that neither side is serious about passing a budget. Both sides are presenting budgets they KNOW have no chance of passing. Why? Because finger pointing has become a way of life in Washington.
Budget plans or works of fiction?
Democrats and Republicans have put together their dream budgets — political documents that are more like wish lists than usable road maps for the future of government spending.
Both have no chance of becoming law, but they do help explain the impasse over spending and debt in Washington.
Not only will either pass but the bills can not be meshed together for compromise. It is gridlock because the {R}s will not raise more taxes and the {D}s will not put entitlement programs on the table. This is the same song and dance that is been going on for over 4 years.
Not only will either pass but the bills can not be meshed together for compromise. It is gridlock because the {R}s will not raise more taxes and the {D}s will not put entitlement programs on the table. This is the same song and dance that is been going on for over 4 years.
You know, one thing about Clinton. The guy had the morals of a rabbit, but he could work with both sides of Congress and get stuff done.
Everything that has been proposed, still adds trillions of dollars to the national debt and would run deficits for years to come. America faces a crisis and we have to balance our budget now, not ten or 20 years down the road
Maybe we should be looking more seriously at the budget proposed by yet another Paul, Senator Rand Paul, whose proposed budget would be balanced in 5 years, instead of between the years 2060 - 2080.
You know, one thing about Clinton. The guy had the morals of a rabbit, but he could work with both sides of Congress and get stuff done.
I think Obama has had the same opportunity but it passed him by, the Simpson/Bowles commission could have been a good starting point. It had good balance of things the parties like/dislike and had potential to be hammered out into a bill that could pass.
Everything that has been proposed, still adds trillions of dollars to the national debt and would run deficits for years to come. America faces a crisis and we have to balance our budget now, not ten or 20 years down the road
Maybe we should be looking more seriously at the budget proposed by yet another Paul, Senator Rand Paul, whose proposed budget would be balanced in 5 years, instead of between the years 2060 - 2080.
Looking at the current political landscape does it have a snow balls chance in hell of passing? If by miracle it did would Obama sign it? Most likely your answers are no, they only solution I see is there is going to have to be some horse trading.
Everything that has been proposed, still adds trillions of dollars to the national debt and would run deficits for years to come. America faces a crisis and we have to balance our budget now, not ten or 20 years down the road
Maybe we should be looking more seriously at the budget proposed by yet another Paul, Senator Rand Paul, whose proposed budget would be balanced in 5 years, instead of between the years 2060 - 2080.
Each time there has been a substantial recovery, taxes were lowered and government spending was cut.
Harding did it to get us out of the depression, Wilson created
IKE did it to get us out of the still looming debt, that was going to prolong FDR's depression, Truman had no clue how to fix.
I think Obama has had the same opportunity but it passed him by, the Simpson/Bowles commission could have been a good starting point. It had good balance of things the parties like/dislike and had potential to be hammered out into a bill that could pass.
Problem is that compromise now means giving the other side 100% of what they want. I think the President would have had to sign off on a plan based upon the Simpson-Bowels Commission, even if he didn't want to, if the Republicans had approved it. But it didn't kill Obamacare or turn Medicare into a voucher giveaway to healthcare companies so it was dead on arrival. They could have forced the President's hand, but that wouldn't have given them everything they wanted. What a wasted opportunity.
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