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In reply to the discussion: I would like some opinions please..... [View all]Sherman A1
(38,958 posts)44. Precisely
Congress has all the tools it needs to balance the budget any time it want's to do so. Frankly it is not always a good idea to have a balanced budget, this is the national government, not our personal checkbook or some business, there are many factors in play such as the economy that cannot be hamstrung by some stupid campaign, media driven catch phrase.
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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