Question To The Left Our National Debt Is Fast Approaching 17 Trillion Why Do You Think This Is Still Sustainable (dollar, financial)

[the mask]

I keep hearing from all the leftwing talking points regarding the national debt it's not a problem. Why isn't it a major financial problem facing the nation.

[OhioRules]

The left only opposes deficit spending when the other guy is doing it.

Currently, they doing the spending so it's okay. Even beneficial. lols.

Same goes for warfare. They only oppose war when someone else is running it. Look at their history. They are far more likely to go to war than Republicans.

[gwynedd1]

Originally Posted by the mask

It seems from all the leftwing talking points regarding the national debt it's not a problem. Why isn't it a major financial problem facing the nation.

Why ask them?

[Chicago60614]

What about the right? They're not exactly doing anything either.

We need to raise our revenues (which are a smaller % of GDP by far than they've been since we even came up with our system) as well as cut spending.

[florida.bob]

Fortunately we finally have a Prez in office again that has been reducing the growth of the annual deficits.

[juppiter]

Originally Posted by the mask

It seems from all the leftwing talking points regarding the national debt it's not a problem. Why isn't it a major financial problem facing the nation.

It is a medium-term problem that sequestration does nothing to help. We need short term stimulus and long term changes to Social Security and Medicare and we will be fine.

Question to the right : why was this issue not raised until the president was black?

[kidkaos2]

Originally Posted by gwynedd1

Why ask them?

Because they're the ones currently doing it, proposing a budget that over 10 years cuts only 1 year's worth of deficit spending. In 2009 you could go back to Bush's deficits, but it's 2013 now. That old excuse doesn't fly anymore. Not that it ever really did, since Democrat majorities approved the deficits then too.

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by Chicago60614

What about the right? They're not exactly doing anything either.

We need to raise our revenues (which are a smaller % of GDP by far than they've been since we even came up with our system) as well as cut spending.

revenues (taxes) are not the problem...revenues are at an all time high


the problem is SPENDING


you have to live within your means

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by juppiter

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Question to the right : why was this issue not raised until the president was black?

the question to you then is why didnt you SEE IT during the previous

fact most of the right said bush spent like a drunken democrat

[workingclasshero]

Originally Posted by florida.bob

Fortunately we finally have a Prez in office again that has been reducing the growth of the annual deficits.

where????

every year since he took office we have had trillion dollar deficits...to include this year...