Reply By: Texas WahinePosted: Thursday, December 27, 2007How did babies survive before formula was invented? Actually the infant death rate in past years was much higher. Today the cost to live and the breakdown of the family and extended families has made providing for essentials more of a problem for
Reply By: danielostPosted: Thursday, December 27, 2007 The government is not involved in our daily life to any real extent. then you can not compare government chooses with everyday life ch
Reply By: danielostPosted: Thursday, December 27, 2007 The real reason for the deficit is <TD c
The government is not involved in our daily life to any real extent.
Reply By: danielostPosted: Thursday, December 27, 2007your right gene it isn't welfare or any other set of programs.we have 565 reasons for our spending problems. The real reason for the deficit is the Iraq War, increased Interest on the Debt and the VA expense berceuse of the Iraq War. If it were no
We have never disagreed on this point, col, we just disagree on HOW it needs to be done. I believe by reducing spending, you believe by raising taxes. The Congress has decided on any spending the only issue is paying for what Congress has agreed to spend. For example - When Congress allowed Bush to Inv
Reply By: Gideon MacLeishPosted: Thursday, December 27, 2007 Better find a disserted island to live and be able to do everything for your self and hope no other country wants to take possession of your islan
First, the $300 Billion for Medicaid is the TOTAL spent by BOTH Federal and the 50 States. 57% of the $300 Billion is part of the $3 Trillion Federal Budget. That means that the amount in the Federal Budget is $171 Billion NOT $300 Billion as you state. When you add the food stamps you have a little over $200 Billion out of a $3 Trillion dollar budget. This is the situation about Medicaid spending by the Fed: Medicaid spending sees first decli
What we know is that 25% of the current budget is literally taking money from one individual and handing it to another individual with nothing in return. This is the part of the discussion your pathetic strawman article ignores. That is not true. The Federal Budget is about $3 Trillion and where you ge
Gene - if that's the issue, we're in agreement. But that's not really the issue I have with government spending. I like that spending. I'm for that spending. What is the issue you have with government spending?
Reply By: danielostPosted: Wednesday, December 26, 2007 Better find a disserted island to live and be able to do everything for your self and hope no other country wants to take possession of your island!</T
Reply By: danielostPosted: Wednesday, December 26, 2007i do not know about anyone else but i do not want the government to be part of my daily life. Better find a disserted island to live and be able to do everything for your self and hope no other country wants to take possession of your island!</B
Reply By: DaiwaPosted: Tuesday, December 25, 2007When the top 5% of earners already pay 50% of all taxes, they are not being greedy. And you can't say Cheney's tax return or any "loophole" BS proves me wrong. I can't help it that you can't see the forest for the trees. It is not what % they pay of th
Reply By: danielostPosted: Wednesday, December 26, 20071 most businesses are going outside of the country because of the tax burden. those that aren't are going outside of the country because of the wage burden. ie, the taxes are too high and the wage is too high as well. That is not true. Most go ou
Reply By: OckhamsRazorPosted: Wednesday, December 26, 2007So the GOP has a monopoly on government spending? I agree with you that government spending is often wasteful, but I don't think that fact exists on one side of the party lines. I agree that both parties have spent money. The issue is the idea th
If the poor were more effective with money, then by definition, they wouldn't be poor. You are correct that some people make choices that are not the best for their families. That does not mean they could be wealthy with different choices but it does mean they could make better decisions for the welf
Reply By: FrogboyPosted: Tuesday, December 25, 2007 There is where you are DEAD WRONG. The money that helps people is spent by them and returns to the economy more effectively then to let the rich have more
When I listened to Ron Paul being interviewed on Meet the Press and while watching the Republican debates, two of the most fundamental conservative axioms we hear from Republicans were shown to be fabrications. First is an individual make better spending choices then government. Second is that government spending is ineffective and wasteful
I could care less whether there's deficit spending as long as a quarter of the budget is being wasted giving money from one person to another without anything in return. There is where you are DEAD WRONG. The money that helps people is spent by them and returns to the economy more effectively then to l
Pure Marxism. From each according to their ability to each according to their need. Returning to the tax rates of the 1990's has NOTHING to do with your quote. As usual your do not know what you are talking about!
Reply By: DraginolPosted: Monday, December 24, 2007 First I did not get the big tax cuts and second my income is not even close to the top 10%! So? You believe these programs are necessary
Why don't you pay in more? Because I did not receive the Big Bush Tax Cuts. We need to increase the taxes for those that got the bulk of the tax cuts that were not justified because the Bush Surplus was a LIE!
Reply By: danielostPosted: Sunday, December 23, 2007 excessive profits who decides what is excessive you, me, the government, or the oil company.if it is anyone but the oil company it is so
Reply By: danielostPosted: Monday, December 24, 2007 Any person with an income at that level would have medical insurance and your excuse is just that-- AN EXCUSE! i am sorry but insurance o
Reply By: danielostPosted: Monday, December 24, 2007 ONLY A FOOL would argue that people making hundreds of thousands or millions per year do not have far more then the NEED! If you want to make such a state
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