Republicans refuse to repeal taxpayer subsidies for Big Oil

[Antitrust32]

the answer is not More Taxes

the answer is Less Spending




that's the common difference between the government and reality.

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Originally Posted by Antitrust32

the answer is not More Taxes

the answer is Less Spending

that's the common difference between the government and reality.

You mean like you will spend less if your paycheck is cut?

Or you mean like you spending what you need to on rent, car, food, etc. Then having your paycheck cut. Then being lectured that the problem with you now being unable to pay your rent is because you spend too much. And the cure to your being unable to pay for your rent, car, food, etc. is for you to spend even less.

[Antitrust32]

Originally Posted by Riot

You mean like you will spend less if your paycheck is cut?

Or you mean like you spending what you need to on rent, car, food, etc. Then having your paycheck cut. Then being lectured that the problem with you now being unable to pay your rent is because you spend too much. And the cure to your being unable to pay for your rent, car, food, etc. is for you to spend even less.

it would be one thing if your analogy was accurate.

they pay the rent, car, food.. and then go on stripper / hooker / crack / casino binges.

I'm saying cut the stripper / hooker / crack and casino money.

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Originally Posted by Antitrust32

it would be one thing if your analogy was accurate.

It is an accurate analogy, because that's exactly what Bush did to us. We had our bills we were paying, we were on the way to virtually zero deficit, we were cutting the amount we owed every year.

Then Bush cut our income. Without cutting any of our bills. Now we're broke.

[Antitrust32]

if you think Bush was bad..

you should check out this dude named Obama

[Riot]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

if you think Bush was bad..

you should check out this dude named Obama

Dang. If only that weren't completely false ....

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[geeker2]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

if you think Bush was bad..

you should check out this dude named Obama

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[Danzig]

Originally Posted by Antitrust32

the answer is not More Taxes

the answer is Less Spending




that's the common difference between the government and reality.

the problem is right now that they won't cut what would make a difference. the stuff that could be cut, won't make a difference. like i've said before, the vast majority of the federal budget goes to entitlements and defense. and for the last few years, the govt has lowered the payroll tax portion that goes towards social security-which is doing their budget no favors. they call it a 'payroll tax', but it's social security witholding.
so, they dig in and won't touch what needs touching, and here we are. cuts alone, according to what i've read from many sources, is not enough. there has to be a combo of tax increases in some form and spending changes. or the issue only continues to grow and get worse until we're greece 2.0.