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we've been electing people who are good at winning primaries, not people who are good at legislating.
Man Rand Paul needs to kick his son square in the ass.
DUI and crashing into a parked car are the start of dad's presidential primary. Shewee.
Kid needs to claim he's an alcoholic, take whatever punishment the DUI brings, go to rehab and become some redemption story. Oh wait, nevermind. He's a Republican. Nothing short of the electric chair is going to satisfy the media.
Honestly Defense just lives in some fantasy world. There is absolutely zero balance of powers at this point. And there won't be until a R gets into the executive branch (if that ever happens).
I really wish, Defense and everyone like him could stop participating in the electoral process based on their fantasies about how the world works. You've had your chance. When you're an old ass man campaigning for a guy who's biggest supporters are young dipshits who live in their parent's basements, and people voting solely because of race, you should probably take a step back and think about what the hell it is you're supporting.
Instead, let's run up $20 trillion of debt the future generations can pay off and make sure we take away any autonomy the states once enjoyed, centralizing that power in the federal government. $20 trillion we can take out of the economy the future generations will live with and a strong centralized government that can be bought by anyone with enough money.
Well I learned something new today. The 53% of Americans that voted for Obama are composed of young underemployed or unemployed diptsits and minorities, and if only a Republcian would take the Whitehouse then everything would get better again. Also even though I'm 15 years younger than Ronald Reagan when he left office, I'm too old to know anything, and I live in a fantasy world.
Oh by the way the federal deficit has gone down every year of the Obama presidency despite being handed the worse economy in 50 years on day one. Obama signed the Budget Control Act of 2011 into law which the by Republican estimates will reduce the deficit by $600 Billion.
Dude are you still high from 4/20? You really mean to tell all of us that the deficit has gone down?
Actually those pesky Japanese now own more of our debt than China. But we Americans still hold a majority of the U.S Debt. But apparently the National debt is going down. Went down from 10 trillion to 20 trillion under Obama.The mistake seems to have been made a couple of times over the past few days.
The deficit has gone down. That's the yearly budget deficit.
The national debt has been doubled. That's the amount of money we owe China and others.
The left brings up the deficit going down because it distracts people from the fact that Obama has doubled the national debt.
It's the same shit they pull with spending. To the left, if we increase spending, but increase it by less than we originally said we were going to increase it, we've actually cut spending.
I'm going to spend $100 more next year than I spent this year. You know what, maybe I'll just spend $50 more than I spent this year. I'm spending more money than this year, but that's actually me cutting spending.
Basically, the left has the same grasp on finance as your wife you is proud of herself because she bought the purse she doesn't need and can't afford, "but it was on sale."
=====================================================================The budget deficit was what, $1.4 TRILLION when Obama took office? And it was artificially pegged that high due to the bailouts and TARP no conservative wanted?
Then Obama kept it at over a TRILLION for how many years?
But he's lowered the deficit. While taking in record amounts of tax dollars year after year.
He's doubled the national debt.
The man has earned his crown.
Edit: Was the stimulus in the budget deficit we're starting with too?
Yes, where we've seen a meaningful yearly deficit decrease it's only due to record tax revenue. We're still pissing mine, my kids and my grandkids money away. Thanks for that Defense.
Nationa debt was $10.6 Trillion when Obama took office and is currently over $18 Trillion. So 70% not 100%.
I'll admit, I had double on my mind because I looked up the national debt the other day from the day I started posting. We've now basically double the national debt since May 1, 2008. I was just thinking that was the amount of money you've supported Obama taking from my children without double checking. It's just the amount you supported Bush and Obama taking.
A little too long winded so, I will keep my response short. By your own admission we are being taxed more. Also, Our debt has risen faster under Obama than it has under any other president in history. All of the rambling in the world cannot change the bottom line. Tax and spend. Yes.Yes, where we've seen a meaningful yearly deficit decrease it's only due to record tax revenue. We're still pissing mine, my kids and my grandkids money away. Thanks for that Defense.
Nationa debt was $10.6 Trillion when Obama took office and is currently over $18 Trillion. So 70% not 100%.
I'll admit, I had double on my mind because I looked up the national debt the other day from the day I started posting. We've now basically double the national debt since May 1, 2008. I was just thinking that was the amount of money you've supported Obama taking from my children without double checking. It's just the amount you supported Bush and Obama taking.
Sorry, this was in response to Deeefense's post.A little too long winded so, I will keep my response short. By your own admission we are being taxed more. Also, Our debt has risen faster under Obama than it has under any other president in history. All of the rambling in the world cannot change the bottom line. Tax and spend. Yes.
You don't think that, in general, the annual deficit is a better reflection of a president's habits rather than the total debt (much of which is inherited)?Ok semantics. The debt has gone up trillions. I'd grasp on to the deceptive term deficit as well if I was in love with Obama.
Not as much as some try to make us believe. Also, debt is a reflection of spending habits.You don't think that, in general, the annual deficit is a better reflection of a president's habits rather than the total debt (much of which is inherited)?
Carbon taxes, health plan taxes, inheritance taxes, etc are all just deck chairs on the Titanic. Theyre political tools rather than serious fiscal initiatives.
The upcoming debt explosion is only going to be controlled through reforms in Medicare and SS (and that's assuming nobody tries to expand defense spending), but nobody currently in power has the intestinal fortitude to tackle that. Republican, Democrat, doesn't matter.
Health care is an easy fix. Tax credits for being healthy. Being healthy means less likely develop lifestyle disease and more money in people's and the gov't pocket. Less lifestyle diseases increases independence from the health field.Carbon taxes, health plan taxes, inheritance taxes, etc are all just deck chairs on the Titanic. Theyre political tools rather than serious fiscal initiatives.
The upcoming debt explosion is only going to be controlled through reforms in Medicare and SS (and that's assuming nobody tries to expand defense spending), but nobody currently in power has the intestinal fortitude to tackle that. Republican, Democrat, doesn't matter.
The pseudo Conservatives talk about cutting welfare etc. which will not make a dent in the deficit and ignore the enormous problems of the mandated entitlement programs.
Funny how you key on the conservatives when that is not exactly what he said. Way to twist his words.Absolutely correct Jam. The pseudo Conservatives talk about cutting welfare etc. which will not make a dent in the deficit and ignore the enormous problems of the mandated entitlement programs. I outlined my solutions to these above. I think social security could get a fix along those lines but you're right in that elected politicians do not have the political courage to make the hard choices on medicare - caps, not an unlimited supply of expensive procedures, drugs and machines to keep 85 year old people artificially alive for 6 more months at a cost of thousands per day to the US tax payer
WTF....is deee actually making an argument about mandated entitlements after hundreds of braggard posts of the zillions of new UCA enrolls, the vast majority of which are being added to medicaid?? In 2014 less than 1m were added via insurance while over 8m were via medicaid.
Funny how you key on the conservatives when that is not exactly what he said. Way to twist his words.
You still missed the point. Jamo basically pointed out the problems both sides have with spending but you can only see what conservatives do.I was not addressing anyone in particular just some conservatives in general. I watch Fox and hear it frequently.
More hilarious than his argument last week that he supported Perot due to his views of limited govt. Psych-o-path.
BTW, he ravaged Ryan's plan referenced in BC's video.
So how many years back has this Chilean volcano set us in trying to stop man from ruining the world? Carbon emmissions have to be off the charts.
An enormous number of American including myself define ourselves that way and if you have read my posts over the last 12 years you would know that.
LOL
Believe us, we've all read your dumbass posts over the years defining yourself as a moderate. However we've also read all you other posts and know that's completely false.
My goodness, what a spectacle. Annoying yet mesmerizing. Obama has passed significant new taxes and has opposed every attempt at spending cuts. Deeee has universally supported both stances.
Deee you are completely ignorant to what is happening or you agree with the course set by Obama. Since Obama has taken over the middle class taken home is over $5,000.00 less a year. You can use as your argument liberal/democrat talking points but the truth is that we are taking home less because of more taxes. Just can't get past that bottom line.Re spending cuts: False. The President signed the Budget Control Act of 2011 into law which specified 917 Billion in spending reductions of a 10 year period. Defense and discretionary spending has gone down not up under PBO.
Re taxes: Mostly False: Unless you are making over $400K per year or you inherited over $5,340,000, your taxes did not go up, in fact there was quite a bit of temporary tax relieve under Obama's first term, including a federal income tax rebate in year one, and a roll back of payroll taxes.
At any rate, I didn't say I advocated wholesale tax cuts, I said I advocate a policy of fiscal conservatism. The best example of that is the bi-partisan Simpson Bowles Plan for a balanced budget. It stated quite clearly that the budget could not be balanced on cuts alone, but rather cuts along with revenue increases. You're conflating a Tea Party Position of tax cuts as a fix to everything, with a true workable conservative fiscal plan. You're entitled to that opinion and many share it but that's not what I'm advocating.
The tax reform act of 2014 was bipartisan with 40 Republican Senators and 85 Republican Congressmen voting for it. From Politifact"
- The top income tax rate went back up to 39.6 percent over a year ago — for singles making more than $400,000 a year or couples making more than $450,000. The increase was part of the “fiscal cliff” package that Congress passed on New Year’s Day of 2013.
- Capital gains rates also increased in 2013 under the same “fiscal cliff” deal — but not nearly as much as this email claims. For long-term gains (on assets held more than one year) the top rate went from 15 percent to 20 percent (not 28 percent), and also applied to individuals making more than $400,000 and couples earning more than $450,000.
- The top rate for dividends also went up to 20 percent (not 39.6 percent) in 2013 as part of the same fiscal cliff package, and also only for those with more than $400,000 individual or $450,000 joint taxable income.
- It’s true that the estate tax was once effectively zero percent — but only for people who died in 2010, not last year. The top rate went back up to 35 percent for those who died the following year, and (under the fiscal cliff deal) to 40 percent for those who died in 2012 and thereafter. Furthermore, the rate is still zero percent for any individual who dies this year and whose estate is valued at less than $5,340,000. The threshold for filing an estate-tax return was set at $5 million in 2011, and is indexed for inflation each year.
- The claim that the fiscal-cliff tax increases were “passed with only Democratic votes” is false. The deal passed by a vote of 89-8 in the Senate (including 40 Republican votes in favor) and by a vote of 257-167 in the House (with 85 Republican votes in favor). The package made permanent the 2001 Bush tax cuts for all but very high-income earners, avoiding tax increases that otherwise would have taken effect Jan. 1, 2013, when the “temporary” Bush tax cuts were scheduled to expire.