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Most of that debt already exists. Raising the debt ceiling doesn't create 18 trillion in debt. Technically it creates debt, but the concept of not paying for money that by law has been allocated to be spent is not somewhere we want to go. It's probably not even legal to fail to raise the debt ceiling.Amazing how many people think an $18 trillion national debt is responsible fiscal policy.
A forest Gump quote is in order...Amazing how many people think an $18 trillion national debt is responsible fiscal policy.
Amazing how many people think an $18 trillion national debt is responsible fiscal policy.
How do you want to pay it down?
It's quite simple. You spend less money than you take in.
True, but nobody can agree on how to accomplish that. There are plenty of ideas out there, but in this political climate we just can't have everybody get together, sit down, and come up with a solutionAmazing how many people think an $18 trillion national debt is responsible fiscal policy.
How do you want to pay it down?
It's quite simple. You spend less money than you take in.
Debt is a Circular firing squad...Most of that debt already exists. Raising the debt ceiling doesn't create 18 trillion in debt. Technically it creates debt, but the concept of not paying for money that by law has been allocated to be spent is not somewhere we want to go. It's probably not even legal to fail to raise the debt ceiling.Amazing how many people think an $18 trillion national debt is responsible fiscal policy.
Amazing how many people think an $18 trillion national debt is responsible fiscal policy.
How do you want to pay it down?
It's quite simple. You spend less money than you take in.
Good idea
Do you support both cutting spending and increasing taxes?
Living within our means sounds about right...Amazing how many people think an $18 trillion national debt is responsible fiscal policy.
How do you want to pay it down?
It's quite simple. You spend less money than you take in.
Good idea
Do you support both cutting spending and increasing taxes?
If social security and Medicare are to remain essentially as they are, their revenues must be increased. Their taxes must be increased.Amazing how many people think an $18 trillion national debt is responsible fiscal policy.
How do you want to pay it down?
It's quite simple. You spend less money than you take in.
Good idea
Do you support both cutting spending and increasing taxes?
No, because we don't need to increase taxes. The government doesn't need $4 trillion a year to effectively run the country.
A mistake already baked in the cake, no turning back.If social security and Medicare are to remain essentially as they are, their revenues must be increased. Their taxes must be increased.Amazing how many people think an $18 trillion national debt is responsible fiscal policy.
How do you want to pay it down?
It's quite simple. You spend less money than you take in.
Good idea
Do you support both cutting spending and increasing taxes?
No, because we don't need to increase taxes. The government doesn't need $4 trillion a year to effectively run the country.
Social Security and Medicare are the top two spending items. Drastic cuts to those are going to make a lot of people very angry and scared.
Because they are spineless...We can't even begin with Social Security and Medicare reform because extreme left wingers say don't touch those.
Spending cuts are going to be tough, but we do have to get it done.
And if you in principle will not allow any increases in taxes, then you've made it much, much harder to make the necessary spending cuts to balance the budget.
Extremists take things off the table because of ideology.
Moderates will consider any and all.
Yeah, we're screwed if a significant block of legislators says "no tax increases period". As long as compromise remains a bad word, we are royally screwed unless the unlikely event of absolute power occurs.A mistake already baked in the cake, no turning back.If social security and Medicare are to remain essentially as they are, their revenues must be increased. Their taxes must be increased.How do you want to pay it down?
It's quite simple. You spend less money than you take in.
Good idea
Do you support both cutting spending and increasing taxes?
No, because we don't need to increase taxes. The government doesn't need $4 trillion a year to effectively run the country.
Social Security and Medicare are the top two spending items. Drastic cuts to those are going to make a lot of people very angry and scared.
We are screwed...
Embrace the suck
No because they're smart enough to know they aren't omniscient gods.Because they are spineless...We can't even begin with Social Security and Medicare reform because extreme left wingers say don't touch those.
Spending cuts are going to be tough, but we do have to get it done.
And if you in principle will not allow any increases in taxes, then you've made it much, much harder to make the necessary spending cuts to balance the budget.
Extremists take things off the table because of ideology.
Moderates will consider any and all.
Yet, they realize the Founders believed in a govt of compromiseBecause they are spineless...We can't even begin with Social Security and Medicare reform because extreme left wingers say don't touch those.
Spending cuts are going to be tough, but we do have to get it done.
And if you in principle will not allow any increases in taxes, then you've made it much, much harder to make the necessary spending cuts to balance the budget.
Extremists take things off the table because of ideology.
Moderates will consider any and all.
Well, the blue dogs are all but gone, a good thing.Yeah, we're screwed if a significant block of legislators says "no tax increases period". As long as compromise remains a bad word, we are royally screwed unless the unlikely event of absolute power occurs.A mistake already baked in the cake, no turning back.If social security and Medicare are to remain essentially as they are, their revenues must be increased. Their taxes must be increased.It's quite simple. You spend less money than you take in.
Good idea
Do you support both cutting spending and increasing taxes?
No, because we don't need to increase taxes. The government doesn't need $4 trillion a year to effectively run the country.
Social Security and Medicare are the top two spending items. Drastic cuts to those are going to make a lot of people very angry and scared.
We are screwed...
Embrace the suck
Amazing how many people think an $18 trillion national debt is responsible fiscal policy.
How do you want to pay it down?
It's quite simple. You spend less money than you take in.
This country is divided more than ever, the last 6 1/2 years fully augmented the absolute division.Yet, they realize the Founders believed in a govt of compromiseBecause they are spineless...We can't even begin with Social Security and Medicare reform because extreme left wingers say don't touch those.
Spending cuts are going to be tough, but we do have to get it done.
And if you in principle will not allow any increases in taxes, then you've made it much, much harder to make the necessary spending cuts to balance the budget.
Extremists take things off the table because of ideology.
Moderates will consider any and all.
So you're an anarchist nihilist. Nice to know that at least some of the Tea party extremist right winger backing is based on that nonsense. Should make it easier to vote the fools out in 2016.Well, the blue dogs are all but gone, a good thing.Yeah, we're screwed if a significant block of legislators says "no tax increases period". As long as compromise remains a bad word, we are royally screwed unless the unlikely event of absolute power occurs.A mistake already baked in the cake, no turning back.If social security and Medicare are to remain essentially as they are, their revenues must be increased. Their taxes must be increased.Good idea
Do you support both cutting spending and increasing taxes?
No, because we don't need to increase taxes. The government doesn't need $4 trillion a year to effectively run the country.
Social Security and Medicare are the top two spending items. Drastic cuts to those are going to make a lot of people very angry and scared.
We are screwed...
Embrace the suck
Poach more Rinos, finish the job.
