02-18-2019, 02:03 PM
(02-18-2019, 12:51 PM)CaptainHenreh Wrote: But the left hates reducing spending as much as they love shitting on the constitution, so that's never gonna happen.
The deficit has gone up under every recent republican administration, so, you cant pin that one on the dems. The party of small govt and fiscal responsibility, as we want to see it, is dead, save for the libertarian fringes - its a plausible argument that the Trump administration is shrinking gov't but that is through willful ignorance (read this if you havent - https://www.amazon.com/Fifth-Risk-Michae...136&sr=8-1 ) not through any kind of strategic policy. I dont think the answer to balancing our budget and investing in our country's future is taxing the top 1%, though.
And, not directed at anyone here in particular, but I have grown tired of seeing the maga nerds on the internet spout off about how investments like infrastructure, healthcare and education for our country are giving shit away for free. No, its investing our immense resources and energy in to the next generation to have a chance at competing against China's impending world dominance.