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Originally Posted by detbuch
OK. Your wrong. First, you mix debt and deficit. The National Debt and the Federal deficit are two different things. In terms of the debt, under Obama the amount has risen vastly more than under Bush or any other President.
As for deficit: http://www.forbes.com/sites/jamesgla...ts-truly-rank/
Corporate welfare and people welfare have the same effect. They give a boost to particular corporations or people at the expense of other businesses or people. On the other hand, they create a weakness in all of them. Their "successes" depend on government rather than on themselves. And as a system of governance, it generally weakens the "fiber" of a society and strengthens the power of government over the people. A basic safety net might be compassionate and even helpful, but creeping beyond that and growing into a way of life, it destroys the core of a free society. |
John R is correct. It cracks me up when liberals cite Bill Clinton's great economic record, as evidence that liberal economics works. Because what did Bill Clinton do? He cut taxes, slashed spending, balanced the budget, and kicked millions of deadbeats off of welfare (guess what, they all went out and got jobs). Clinton's economic policies were right out of the Tea Party manifesto, Nebe. And sure as hell, they worked.