What to cut? I say we start with defense spending. Next?
The department of Education. Next?
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What to cut? I say we start with defense spending. Next?
What to cut? I say we start with defense spending. Next?
The department of Education. Next?
Try looking at the years BEFORE the Democrats took control of Congress.
Can you tell us which bill the Democrats passed and Bush signed after Jan 2007 that led to the deepest recession since WW2 starting in December of that year?
Can you not change the subject when the answer to the question undermines your case?
yeah, but the pathetic little troll boy doesn't know how to differentiate.
lol..
that's why he keeps making himself look stupid.
but i'm generous... i'll assume he really can't help it.
lol...
smelly troll poseur
pound salt, troll...
didn't goldcatt finish you off the other day?
you embarrassment to the right.
Can you tell us which bill the Democrats passed and Bush signed after Jan 2007 that led to the deepest recession since WW2 starting in December of that year?
Can you not change the subject when the answer to the question undermines your case?
I didn't change the subject. You said I should look at what happened after the Dems took control of congress. I asked which bills were passed after the Dems took congress that led to the deepest post-war recession starting in December of 2007?
And while you're at it, which legislation after dems took office in January 2007 caused the housing market to begin to crash in May of 2006?
But now I remember our previous discussions, and I have no doubt you'll just duck,weave and namecall instead of facing facts.
The Economy under Bush was not nearly as good as you're trying to make out it was. A lot of good folks lost jobs to outsourcing between 2001-2006. Those jobs never came back, nor did any comparible jobs ever get created. I know folks that had their own house, were saving for college for their kids, made all their payments, etc, that are now lucky to be working at the Walmart and living in an apartment. We bled out a lot of good jobs under Bush/DeLay/Frist.
As for what to cut: Cut military spending by pulling back to the borders. If an overseas base isn't absolutely positively vital to US security, close it and redeploy back home. After you do that, start devolving a lot of the education and welfare programs back to the State level along with the tax revenues to support it. Let the States decide if they want to support Social Security or not. Let them decide on Universal health care or not. 20 years from now lets see which states are doing well: Those that keep those programs or those that do not.
Many other good jobs were created as a result of outsourcing.
The U.S. is a net importer of jobs from other countries outsourcing their own. I realize that doesn't sit well with the Left. But facts is facts.
Do you have anything of substance to contribute? I don't just mean this thread. I mean the entire board. There is not a single post of your that is not you spewing your ignorant worthless leftist opinion on stuff you don't have the slightest idea about. You have never successfully defended a single argument you've made.
You are supposed to be some kind of lawyer. Id like to know which law school sold you a diploma. Or maybe you blew your way to one.
I'm done dealing with your worthless troll ass. People like you are a wart on the buttocks of society.
The Economy under Bush was not nearly as good as you're trying to make out it was. A lot of good folks lost jobs to outsourcing between 2001-2006. Those jobs never came back, nor did any comparible jobs ever get created. I know folks that had their own house, were saving for college for their kids, made all their payments, etc, that are now lucky to be working at the Walmart and living in an apartment. We bled out a lot of good jobs under Bush/DeLay/Frist.
As for what to cut: Cut military spending by pulling back to the borders. If an overseas base isn't absolutely positively vital to US security, close it and redeploy back home. After you do that, start devolving a lot of the education and welfare programs back to the State level along with the tax revenues to support it. Let the States decide if they want to support Social Security or not. Let them decide on Universal health care or not. 20 years from now lets see which states are doing well: Those that keep those programs or those that do not.
Many other good jobs were created as a result of outsourcing.
The U.S. is a net importer of jobs from other countries outsourcing their own. I realize that doesn't sit well with the Left. But facts is facts.
Post a link. Let's see it. Better yet, post job listings so I can forward them on to friends and family that could use it.
Can you not change the subject when the answer to the question undermines your case?
I didn't change the subject. You said I should look at what happened after the Dems took control of congress. I asked which bills were passed after the Dems took congress that led to the deepest post-war recession starting in December of 2007?
And while you're at it, which legislation after dems took office in January 2007 caused the housing market to begin to crash in May of 2006?
But now I remember our previous discussions, and I have no doubt you'll just duck,weave and namecall instead of facing facts.
You're changing the subject. What happened to the economy between 2001 and 2006?
What to cut? I say we start with defense spending. Next?
The department of Education. Next?
i know that's not something the rightwingnuts make much use of... but some of us think it's important.
what percentage of the federal budget is the department of education?
now what percentage of the federal budget are military expenditures?
What to cut? I say we start with defense spending. Next?
I didn't change the subject. You said I should look at what happened after the Dems took control of congress. I asked which bills were passed after the Dems took congress that led to the deepest post-war recession starting in December of 2007?
And while you're at it, which legislation after dems took office in January 2007 caused the housing market to begin to crash in May of 2006?
But now I remember our previous discussions, and I have no doubt you'll just duck,weave and namecall instead of facing facts.
You're changing the subject. What happened to the economy between 2001 and 2006?
Well, let's see. It went into a recession. It had the longest stretch between peaks in total employment since the war. Then, after a long period of stagnation we experienced moderate growth driven primarily by MEW's.
When the MEW's ended, the growth crashed. Did the Dems pass something in 2007 to end MEW's?
Can you not change the subject when the answer to the question undermines your case?
I didn't change the subject. You said I should look at what happened after the Dems took control of congress. I asked which bills were passed after the Dems took congress that led to the deepest post-war recession starting in December of 2007?
And while you're at it, which legislation after dems took office in January 2007 caused the housing market to begin to crash in May of 2006?
But now I remember our previous discussions, and I have no doubt you'll just duck,weave and namecall instead of facing facts.
You're changing the subject. What happened to the economy between 2001 and 2006?
So, Conservatives are talking about cutting the federal budget. Is this to reduce the deficit, or to eliminate federal programs designed to help American citizens?
Let's take a look.
One poster said eliminate the Department of Education. Fine. That will eliminate federal grants to college students. that means fewer people will have a shot at higher education. The Conservatives have already made it lucrative for corporations to outsource our manufacturing base by so called "free trade" agreements, granting Most Favored Nation status to Communist China and granting tax breaks to companies moving operations out of America. Now, they want to make damn sure the American worker is sub-par in education as well.
You're changing the subject. What happened to the economy between 2001 and 2006?
I suppose the G.I. Bill really screwed us too. All those ex-service men and women had no business being in college. All those degrees were worthless and all those careers launched as a result were shams? Please.So, Conservatives are talking about cutting the federal budget. Is this to reduce the deficit, or to eliminate federal programs designed to help American citizens?
Let's take a look.
One poster said eliminate the Department of Education. Fine. That will eliminate federal grants to college students. that means fewer people will have a shot at higher education. The Conservatives have already made it lucrative for corporations to outsource our manufacturing base by so called "free trade" agreements, granting Most Favored Nation status to Communist China and granting tax breaks to companies moving operations out of America. Now, they want to make damn sure the American worker is sub-par in education as well.
Oy,
Yeah, because without gov't handing out money no one would ever go to college, right?
College tuitions have risen faster than the inflation rate every year for probably the last 30. A very big factor in this is the wide availability of gov't grants and loans, which insulate families from price concerns for college.
Meanwhile the number of people in college who really have no business being there increases.
So gov't intervention in the education market (like every other market) has overall been detrimental to education, not an aid to it.
You're changing the subject. What happened to the economy between 2001 and 2006?
As far as the federal budget was concerned, we went from surplus to deficit with dizzying speed due to cutting taxes on the richest and fighting two wars without budgeting for them.
And your thread is titled What to cut: the Federal Budget.