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This isn't a Republican or Democratic question. Nor is it a liberal or conservative one. Indeed, even the most ardent supporters of the tea party want to know that the tax dollars they are required to send to our nation's capital are being put to good use.
Unfortunately, this question is too often forgotten, lost in the debate over big government vs. small government that grips the political extremes. In some respects, this question of value -- of giving Americans the sense that their tax dollars are being put to good use instead of being squandered amid an unending partisan debate -- is driving much of the dissatisfaction people now have with the political system in Washington. But it's also driving something else -- it's driving people to look outside the political system for change.
Its quite clear what Americans think are valuable things to spend tax money on.
1. Social security
2. Medicare (Both 1 and 2 are supported by well over 70% of Americans in most polls, even 62% of TEA party members see these programs as having good value for the money spent on them)
3. National defense (doesn't mean we need one that costs 4 times more then the rest of the world combined)
4. Roads
Thats about it. You can find some fringe budget spending for things like NASA, unemployment, and a few other programs that have tremendous value for the money spent on them.
Beyond that, no one wants to spend any of that money.
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