Taxes will only accomplish so much. Tax the rich 100%, and I guarantee the politicians will just fritter it away on cowboy poetry, bombing the third world, or some such nonsense. The money that GM allegedly paid back, did it go into the debt, or the pork barrel?

It seems quite elementary to me, cut spending. Between Bush and Obama the federal government has expanded geometrically. I would post a link, but then the question will never enter the queue.

Maybe it is time we ended some pointless overseas incursions. We are not there to win anyway.

And maybe Grandma can move into the spare bedroom. Because Social Security is bankrupt.

And how about we quit electing politicians by the amount of pork barrel spending they bring home?
Don’t give me that "Bush did it" hogwash.His first day in the Oval Orifice, the nation was already trillion in debt. That 6 billion budget "surplus" was an illusion.

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Sorry, it doesn’t quite work that way. One of the reasons we live here is the RIGHT to dissent….to criticize our government and (hopefully) shift the direction in which it moves. Just like you right-winger neo-fascists. You’ve done alright for yourselves, since ‘84. Now we see the end result of all that small minded hate, greed and bigotry — war without end and looming fiscal calamity for our future.
Rome and Germany – two other once great empires, were republics too. Then they started down the slippery slope of authoritarianism and fascism. No republic ever survives this. The complete take over of government by the corporate elites. War as a business.
One day you goose-stepping goobers will be on par with the brownshirts or the MCarthyites. How we bankrupted all our children’s futures in the quest for oil. Too bad. If we were so truly great we would SOLVE our energy problems and get out of the middle east.
Bush is going to go down as one of the worst presidents of all time. An embarassment people like you will no longer care to admit that you once supported. Right after this maloderous gang is given the door — history will not be kind. (If they give up the power easily in ‘08′. We’ll see).

We’re going to stay right here and do what we can to save this country from people like you. You leave. Be a part of the solution instead of the problem.

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Bush increased the debt by 4.8 trillion in 2,920 days. That’s roughly 1.6 billion every day.

Obama increased the debt by 3.4 trillion in 674 days. That’s roughly 5 billion every day.

And Liberals/Dems say Bush bankrupted the country! HA!
I thought you were done answering my questions Quan!

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30 trillion…40 trillion?

Bush added to it plenty and Obama will explode it beyond anything sustainable.

Medicare, Medicaid and Soc. Sec. are all bankrupt so why not have another program bigger than them all?

If you believe the "deficit neutral" garbage I have a bridge to sell you.

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I hate Bush. I didn’t want my country bankrupted spending a Trillion dollars on Iraq. But that inflation cut my spending power in half.

But you conservatives liked that war for no reason in Iraq.

My Teacher’s Union GETS THINGS for teachers. That are worth A HECK of a lot more than the dollars a month.

So how come I have to go along with something that SCREWS ME like Iraq, but non union teachers don’t have to go along with the union that gets them job protection, better working conditions, higher pay, better health benefits, better pensions and makes their life better in every way?

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Do privet individuals on the verge of bankruptcy need to spend more money? Was GM’s problem not enough spending?
Nirv – actually I dont know what you mean. LOL
Nirv – Yes I understand Capitalize as used by business. What I dont get is how the government thinks they can use the same priciple with tax money. To much spending by the government (both Bush and Obama) is what got us where we are today. How about cutting back on waisted spending and entitalment programs. When on the verge of bankruptcy you cut your overhead, you don’t increase it.

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Or should Bush/Republicans have done a cost/benefit projection to see how much winning a war is worth?

Again, is it worth ,000 per family? 0,000 per family ? ,000,0000 per family or what? What is the figure before it’s too costly?

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I asked this question in current events, but that seemed like the wrong place for it so instead I am putting it here in politics.

Okay I just want to know why people oppose the war in Afghanistan and/or Iraq.

First off, let me say what I believe the war to be. Do I believe there was WMD… no. Do I believe Bush lied about the WMD’s… well kinda yeah. But do I still support the war, yes I do.

That is because you liberals are right, the main priority of this war is about oil. Do you not realize how much of our oil comes from the middle east, and do you not realize how unstable the middle east is? If we were to ever lose that oil from the middle east, this country would go bankrupt in a heartbeat and we would be a third world country. So please forgive me when I don’t care that the war is about oil.

But that is not to say that we also don’t have a noble cause. Yes we are securing our oil source, but at the same time we are freeing those people from taliban rule and Saddam. We are bringing freedom to people who never even heard of the term. Now before you go into "well they like living like that, and who are we to bring our American idea of freedom to other cultures." I agree with you, if people choose to live like that then they should be able to do so. But what about the people who don’t want to live like that? What about the women who don’t want to be force to marry someone they don’t want to? What about the women who want to show off their face without the fear being stoned to death?

In the end, the people are forced to live like that. Yes some may like it, but most don’t. And the ones who don’t can’t leave. For helping these people alone should be enough of a reason to support the war. We can also help bring these third world countries into the modern age, and may even gain an allies or two along the way.

So yes of course America got involved with the middle east to secure our oil interests, but that is not to say that we aren’t helping anyone. If we were to pull out completely then those people who want freedom will lose any chance at it, and we as a country will rely on completely unstable countries to supply most of our oil. I just wish Bush would of just came out and said that, instead of this BS about WMD’s.

Oh and just so you don’t think I am sitting on my high horse talking about the war like this, I have friends and family in the military and I am joining the army hopefully by the end of summer if not sooner.
To Dobby:

The people who volunteer for the military are generally fine with what they are fighting for and know the risk involve with it. Why else would they volunteer?

To chin:

Trade doesn’t work if the other country ends of hating you and breaking any trade deals. And only about 1/4 or our oil comes from Canada and Mexico. While about 2/4 come from middle eastern countries. Other words, about half of our oil comes from the middle east.
I meant the end of next summer… my bad.

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I’ve always known republicans to be hypocrites in the fact that they’re allowed to do things when others aren’t, because they’re always in the right even when they’re wrong. But when their own ideology comes back and smacks them in the face, forcing them to lose their homes over health care costs that they can’t afford, and they find their insurance is just one big scam, is it enough to make them smell the corruption, or do they go off and blame Liberals, mistaking their own party’s policies for that of "the enemy?" I live in Canada so I’m not faced with that situation, but my God, I sure hope that when rednecks in red states suffer, which I’m all too happy to see, they at least realize how they go to that point.

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But America’s strong economy has so much money we can shell out 100 BILLION on a Global warming scam to poor countries to help them with the Global warming scam .Which you would have to be a complete Moron to think any of that money will actually go towards Global warming when there government is just as corrupt as the Obama administration! Obama ,Pelosi and Reid are the reason America is going Bankrupt <FACT Putting the blame on Bush is not only wrong it shows how corrupt this administration is !
Elwood You might want to dig up a little more information .The numbers you post are as accurate as Obama stating how he saved jobs .And if Europe’s health care is so good why is it they come to the USA in droves for operations! And the money saved by the Health care scam? You can’t tell me you actually fell for that! As it is stated it alone would bankrupt America. The Dem’s push this as a bill that will take care of all Americans health care . But the Fact is this bill has little to do with health care .Just like the stimuli’s scam that they said if we didn’t get we would lose 5oo million jobs << (Quote from Pelosi Democrat house speaker) she must have been including illegals and unborn babies that have jobs. The stimulus scam was voted in and how many jobs did it create??? SCAM!!!!
ONAN I just didnt Make up 100 billion figure .You must watch Liberal news Chanels that hide the fact Hillary just Pledged 100 BILLION to its cause . So who looks like they are telling the truth now!If you watch Liberal news then you shouldent post a opinion
Thel Typical Liberal You can spin the truth all you want But what I said is FACT and can easily be backed up .This is something liberals can not do which is why they have to resort in trying to blame Bush on toss in a race card .I give facts .You base your answer on fiction then call me brainless . Get a education!

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When democrats raise taxes to pay for the Bush spending spree and Giveaways will we be so short sided as to blame the democrats for being responcible enough to pay our debts .Or should we do like all good republicans and file for bankruptcy .Wipe the slate clean and start from scratch .Its like going to re-hab when you walk out you are free from your past because that was not really you somehow .
I get it now .you just have to lie to yourself every minute of every day and tell yourself that you are ok often enough till you believe it .
How does a person live with themselves when its time to tell the family with a sick child that they have reached the limits of the insurance policy and the treatments will no longer be paid by them .How do they walk around after the fill up the pockets of all their friends with money taken out of people savings that they loaned to there college buddies and familys to buy homes with and then declare the company banckrupt leaving tax payers to foot the bil

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