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Jackson50 on 04 September 2008
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Kasz216 said:
The Ghost of RubangB said:
When was the last time we had a true fiscal conservative? They're all liars. That's my point.

We've got "tax and spend" and we've got "spend and spend."

Sure... if you ignore McCains' entire history in congress.

However McCain has a long history of voting Fiscal Conservative.

The only thing that makes him different from most Fiscal Conservatives is that he isnt' completely "free market" and believes in low spending but also spending to help the poor.

 

McCain has been a fiscal conservative. He was one of the few Republicans to vote against the EGTRRA of 2001; however, he said he voted against it because he believed it disproportionately favored the wealthy, but he has been adamant that spending cuts should accompany tax cuts.

I wish McCain would focus on fixing the broken tariff system which disproportionately harms the less fortunate, but I fear that subject is too complex (and boring) for an election.