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bhikkhu

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4. Federal spending growth is under control

Reply to Ian62 (Original post)

Fri Dec 14, 2012, 12:33 PM

Dec 2012

http://factcheck.org/Images/image/2010/Wire%20Items/Spending_GDP(3).png

Note the trends, both short-term and long-term.

Waste is an issue, of course, but its been an issue in every single election I can recall since I was a child, back in the Nixon era. At some point, if we keep electing people based on their promises to cut waste, I have to wonder if we're not just being played for stupid. In any case, I'd very much rather support "good governance" than any other promise or effort, and the Democrats and Obama are currently doing a very good job.

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Why isn't Barack Obama proposing this to resolve the Fiscal Cliff? [View all] Ian62 Dec 2012 OP

You're right. We need to levy a much larger tax increase on the wealthiest. Scuba Dec 2012 #1

You mean like France has just done? Ian62 Dec 2012 #10

The rich COST us money, let them leave. France was right. Now let all the other countries do the sabrina 1 Dec 2012 #13

I am all for jailing the criminal bankers Ian62 Dec 2012 #14

If the rich don't want to live in the US because of the high tax rates, JDPriestly Dec 2012 #15

You lost me with your very first sentence. Laelth Dec 2012 #2

So you must be in favor of large Corporations over ordinary working people Ian62 Dec 2012 #5

I am not following your logic. Laelth Dec 2012 #9

good work ian62. MrYikes Dec 2012 #3

Federal spending growth is under control bhikkhu Dec 2012 #4

Waste is an issue every time large amounts of money are involved. randome Dec 2012 #7

So you think the government wasting $1 trillion plus a year and Ian62 Dec 2012 #8

No. Most of them are about falling demand for labor and lower wages. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #18

Raising the minimum wage would be "doing a good job" bhikkhu Dec 2012 #19

Screw Business Confidence! Motown_Johnny Dec 2012 #6

So you would like to continue to see Corporations sit on their $2 trillion Ian62 Dec 2012 #11

Compared to your "Remove Uncertainty" policy which created that $2 Trillion Motown_Johnny Dec 2012 #16

Why don't you get rid of the entire defense department while you are at it? dkf Dec 2012 #12

Business is about taking risks, calculated risks. JDPriestly Dec 2012 #17