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He said that in the context of a surplus. Not in the context of a crumbling economy.
I do understand that you do not like the President, but I do believe you are smart enough to know that reactions are not equal in all circumstances.
You do not to deficit spend during a budget surplus, you have the ability not to and use that money else where or in this case not cut taxes. When you have a recession, you dont have that same choice.
Again, you dont have to like the president to understand the differences in circumstance.
The recession ended in 2009. Even by "The Bern" math, it's been over 6 years. How do explain the out-of-control government spending of the last 6 years?
If there were any moderates left in the Democrat Party, I would hope that they could retake the party from the far left extremists that now run the show.
But, that's not the case. The Democrat Party purged its moderates several years ago, and all that's left is radical left-wingers like Obama, Sanders, Pelosi, and Reid.
Democrats may keep winning by default if Republicans don't change but at some point either Democrats face third party competition (remember Nader dooming Gore?) or R's actually change out of necessity. There is change by some Republicans. Rand Paul talks more about police brutality than Hillary. Libertarian types are condemning the war on drugs and seeking to reinstate felon voting rights.
There are two definitions of conservative.
1 - someone who believes in the system of govt the founders established and the constitution requires.
2 - someone who is afraid of change
The problem is that the GOP went after #2 types (low IQ rural Whites). The GOP is now the party of people terrified of fluorescent light bulbs, race mixing, and electric cars. The hard core stance against gay marriage and the environment alienated many people who might otherwise be Republican. I work with many Millennials who would consider voting for a Republican if not for their low IQ / angry tone and their stance on those issues. What if it was the party of people worried about a Black woman unconstitutionally jailed for 3 days over a minor traffic violation or police shooting an unarmed Black man 12 times in 15 seconds? What if we got govt out of marriage and let individuals live their own lives?
The recession ended in 2009. Even by "The Bern" math, it's been over 6 years. How do explain the out-of-control government spending of the last 6 years?
Section 8 is committed to continue lining the pockets of landlords as the economy continues to improve and rents necessarily skyrocket.
Lemme guess, you expect Section 8 spending to fall as the economy expands?
The recession ended in 2009. Even by "The Bern" math, it's been over 6 years. How do explain the out-of-control government spending of the last 6 years?
The recession ended in 2009? Have you been sleeping for the past five years???
You have a very short memory, or aren't old enough to remember.
I remember back to Eisenhower. I think you may be the one "wet behind the ears".
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Who controls the "purse strings?"
