Sarah Palin FTW!!!

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mrstickball said:

akuma587 said:
I just don't understand how the Republicans plan on getting the national debt under control. I am all for McCain's crusade against pork barrel spending, but pork barrel spending is at an absolute max 5-10% of the federal budget.

We are going to have to raise taxes, or the interest we will be paying on the national debt in 50 years or so will be over 25-35% of the national budget at the rate we are going. Otherwise we will have to severely reduce our military and other areas of the budget to save money.

Are you saying that reducing government spending is a bad thing? There is a ton of stuff, outside of pork barrel spending that is stupid, and useless. That's kind of why part of the speeches today were about smaller government.

 

 

In a recession yes.  To balance a free market with a stable market, the government is depended on to spend wehn others can't and lend when they can. 

That is why democrats and republicans both vote to spend, the only difference is Republicans promise not to.

 

Edit: Ideologically, it gives me a bad feeling.  But when I apply real world studies, history, and economics, it makes sense.

Ideology is good as a guide, but you have to go on more than a gut check.