blackangst1
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- Feb 23, 2005
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The Bush bashing is funny in this thread. More blame Bush. Typical of the left. Sorry, but Bush is no longer responsible. This is now clearly Obama's problem.
That said, I think we all agree we need to cut spending. Sure, we can do as the left wants and simply keep raising taxes on the rich; however, without changing massive amounts of tax code, those tax increases wont net much of anything. There are still too many loopholes. At the end of the day, spending needs to be cut. Even without the wars, we are in serious trouble. Which brings me to my point that the right doesnt like. To make cuts that are worth anything, we need to cut one of the largest areas of federal spending: defense. And the part of the budget the left doeswnt want to cut needs to be cut also: human services. These two make up about 60-70% of our federal budget, and neither side, I dont think, is willing to cut them. Although I agree the sweetheart deals included in alot of bills need to go, realistically they really arent that much, in comparison.
That said, I think we all agree we need to cut spending. Sure, we can do as the left wants and simply keep raising taxes on the rich; however, without changing massive amounts of tax code, those tax increases wont net much of anything. There are still too many loopholes. At the end of the day, spending needs to be cut. Even without the wars, we are in serious trouble. Which brings me to my point that the right doesnt like. To make cuts that are worth anything, we need to cut one of the largest areas of federal spending: defense. And the part of the budget the left doeswnt want to cut needs to be cut also: human services. These two make up about 60-70% of our federal budget, and neither side, I dont think, is willing to cut them. Although I agree the sweetheart deals included in alot of bills need to go, realistically they really arent that much, in comparison.