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And how did we get to $5.5 trillion? At the end of Carter's presidency, it was at about $890 billion. At the end of Bush I? Approximately $4.5 trillion. Under Clinton, it went up about $1 trillion (still not a small number, but much smaller than the others in comparison). As the debt increases, the amount of taxes we require to service that debt increases. We also now have about 50% of that debt held by foreigners- an unsettling thought that raises many national security concerns. Sure- people can blame Democrats for taxing and spending. But history demonstrates that the biggest spenders (leading to the highest taxing) are Republicans. |
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From time to time I hear about Bush's assault on civil rights, so I'm curious about the details of how that is affecting the day to day lives of Americans. Has the place suddenly turned into a police state? Which rights has Bush the Fascist turned back? Are we talking about the NSA's practice of listening in on calls from suspect overseas phone numbers? Or is there something more sinister going on?
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In a perfect world, we would have low taxation, low regulation, libertarian representatives who didn't pass many lawas. We would also provide a very low level of services at low cost to the taxpayer, avoiding expansionist tendencies unless the spoils of war could be returned to the general populace. Neither party fits the bill, but the class warfare of the Dems is the most offensive. And my political coming of age was during the sixties, when Dems were the tax and spend ones, they controlled Congress by large margins and the White House. Top marginal tax rates were in the seventies, but we did have a few good loopholes.
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I know that you believe that Dems hate the rich. But look at the evidence and you will find that the more fiscally responsible party has been the Democratic party when in power. |
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The Dems will dismember the military, raise taxes (to be fiscally responsible BIG DEAL, it means I still don't get to keep anything, and continue to build up entitlements. I will not enjoy the future, unless I can stash enough aware to move to Monaco where I can laugh at dumb Americans for killng their economy with taxes and entitlements. Whichever party is in power wants the spoils of war. The difference Reps hate taxes and Dems love them. If I have to make the Pyrrhic Choice of low taxes with consequences later or high taxes and no money now, I'll take the former before the latter, because there is no promise of a better future under the latter. I have confidence in myself if I can have something extra. I have no confidence in others to do it for me.
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I see where you are coming from, but I disagree with your assumptions. More importantly I believe in keeping a clean balance sheet for the future. But that may owe to my youth. |
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Yes I could live very comfortably as a Monacoan resident. Sign me up, as soon as I have my 25 million. IOW, it doesn't look at this rate that I'll make it. I don't believe you could reside there for less.
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