The republicans still cling to this notion of "starving the beast". They believe that somehow if they can reduce revenues to a level that will force the government to cut departments and spending, automatically government spending will decrease.
The problem with this argument is that you still have to deal with the large debt already on the books, the retort is rising revenues due to economic growth will deal with that.
Why not do both? as some posters have already suggested. You have to pay off the debt, so increase taxes (a tea party fariy just died) and reduce entitlements.
Regarding "Obama Care", I don't remember the Bush medicaid bill being call "Bush Care", maybe it should have been. The truth is the US prides itself on having the best healthcare system in the world, I will call it one of the most dysfunctional and inefficient as well. Highest per capita spend in the world? Leading cause of bankruptcies in the US? how is that the best health care system in the world?
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