World Affairs
Politics & OpinionsBy A 1-In-100 Blogger
9 months ago
In the year 2009, America has found itself in big trouble. With out-of-control government spending at its peak, the country and its taxpayers are disparately searching for a willing Patriot who understands what fiscal responsibility means. Though we must remain focused on 2009 and finding solutions this year, Newt Gingrich made the comment, "Remember, everything Obama's doing, Bush started last year. If you're going to talk about big spending, the mistakes of the Bush administration last year are fully as bad as the mistakes of Obama's first two, three months."
To clarify, Gingrich further explained what it means to be fiscally responsible. He said, "During the period I was speaker, the U.S. government – for four years – total growth was 2.9 percent a year. Under Bush, it was 6.1 percent. ... This year, I think it will be 36 percent in one year. It is just literally irrational." Indeed it is, I'm with Newt Gingrich 100%.
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World AffairsPolitics & OpinionsBy Robehren
10 months ago
Is it impossible for anyone engaged in politics to remember the things they say or is it just that they think we won’t remember. I have here two examples that are illustrative of the arrogance of Washington elitists.
First is a video of Obama and McCain during the campaign. McCain is railing against earmarks and the fact that it would save the taxpayers about $18 billion dollars to eliminate them. Our lord and savior Obama is quite correctly pointing out that this represents only one half of one percent of the budget and is therefore insignificant.
The second video is Lord Obama announcing, with great fanfare, that he has poised to cut $17 billion in government expenditures. Of course that number is still only one half of one percent but its significance has magically inflated. Could it be that the anointed one has forgotten what he said during the campaign or, infallible as he is, does he just think we won’t remember.
Obama and McCain during campaign:
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World AffairsPolitics & OpinionsBy jmalmberg
12 months ago
At the end of September, 2008, presidential candidate Barack Obama released a two minute internet ad blasting trickle-down economics. Within the first 15 seconds of the ad, Obama said of trickle-down, “it didn’t work.” But yesterday, when speaking of the most recent pork-laden federal spending bill that he just signed, he changed his tune. When trying to justify all of the earmarks contained in the bill he said, “When you give it [tax dollars] to public companies, public entities like fire departments and if they are seeking taxpayer dollars, then I think all of us can feel some comfort that the state or municipality that's benefiting is doing so because it's going to trickle down and help the people in that community. When they're private entities, then I believe they have to be evaluated with a higher level of scrutiny.” In other words, trickle down works when it is the government wasting your money but its bad economics in the private sector.
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