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In reply to the discussion: I would like some opinions please..... [View all]craigmatic
(4,510 posts)81. Balnced budgets are overrated and would mainly benefit conservatives.
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Demagoguery for folks who are economically illiterate and thus buy the
coalition_unwilling
Aug 2012
#2
True Headline, Sir: Polls Show People Know As Much About Macro-Economics as A Dog Knows About Chess
The Magistrate
Aug 2012
#16
(...can't be a very smart dog--he's got the queen on the wrong colored square...
lastlib
Aug 2012
#78
Aside from what's already mentioned-- such an amendment won't stop debt...
TreasonousBastard
Aug 2012
#15
Final nail in our coffin. Thankfully there is no way to get an Amendment through the process
Egalitarian Thug
Aug 2012
#52
Yes and we have always been able to carry a deficit from one fiscal year to the next....
WCGreen
Aug 2012
#70
From one year to the next. Especially if the cash flow is low at the end of the
WCGreen
Aug 2012
#80
Anyone who supports a balanced budget amendment doesn't understand the issue.
Motown_Johnny
Aug 2012
#76