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I do not think anyone would have a problem with investing in infrastructure if our budget and debt situation was not in the dire situation it is in.
Let us now imagine an extreme situation where we shutdown EVERY infrastructural project because our budget and debt situation does not permit it. How will it help the economy?
The same Republicans who so eagerly got in step with Bush/Cheney's campaign of WMD deception and who voted repeatedly to keep their war costs "off-budget" to hide the effect on the deficit are now whining like children about spending needed to ease the effects of their Great Recession.
Great Priorities!
Forget infrastructure for a second- How about Health?
We put wars ahead of providing a viable healthcare system in this nation.
Let us now imagine an extreme situation where we shutdown EVERY infrastructural project because our budget and debt situation does not permit it. How will it help the economy?
"The left" would like some spending on America and Americans, for a change. Maybe repairing bridges, water systems, upgrading the power grid; things like that which would benefit millions of us and employ who knows how many thousands in good paying jobs in the process.
It appears "the right" is completely content with the $4 trillion spent to obliterate two middle east countries. How many of us taxpayers benefitted from that GOP fiscal genius?
1. There is no money for such things, as we have annual deficits of $1.2 trillion
2. There is no money for such things, as most our budget is spent on social programs
3. There will be NO MONEY for social programs with the continued escalation of the debt
Wake up. We need MARKED SPENDING CUTS and a VAT tax, otherwise we will face certain economic collapse.
1. There is no money for such things, as we have annual deficits of $1.2 trillion
2. There is no money for such things, as most our budget is spent on social programs
3. There will be NO MONEY for social programs with the continued escalation of the debt
Wake up. We need MARKED SPENDING CUTS and a VAT tax, otherwise we will face certain economic collapse.
#2 is completely inaccurate.
Social programs are dwarfed by the cost of the middle east wars over the last 2 decades.
Oh that right- Wars are not part of the "budget"
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