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Originally Posted by Azure
Except it isn't that simple.
I'm sure the Democrats know that the economy is heading into a recession/possible depression, and despite the belief that you should actually spend your way out of it(does that work with 8 trillion in debt?)....there is absolutely no excuse for not sending at least a 'better' budget to the President.
I know a lot of people are wondering what should be cut.....outside of the obvious pork and earmarks....well something HAS to be cut. When you're running a budget at a 450 billion dollar deficit year after year....something is wrong.
And yes, I blame Bush and the Republicans for that too. Probably more than the Democrats considering who has held Congress the past half decade or so.
In fact, I don't see a change for one candidate to the other....its all just spend, spend, spend.....the only candidate that was actually noticeably different was Ron Paul.
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Healthy economies create balanced budgets; balancing the budget will not automatically heal their economy. Fiscal restraint was the first thing they tried during the great depression, and it had dire consequences. Regardless, there is no way the budget will get balanced until the war in Iraq is ended. If you are arguing for a balanced buget then you must also advocate for an end to the war as well.