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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
'if its not specifically approved, then it's not available'
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
1) know how much you have to spend
2) don't go over that.
3) if you're going to go over that, cut how much you need.
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Here is my proposal, which should easily be confirmed/approved by you:
1) Set the 2012 budget at $3.729 trillion.
2) Set outlays to total $3.729 trillion.
3) N/A.
Any questions?
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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
I operate on the premise of 'if its not specifically approved, then it's not available'. this limits the government the way it's supposed to be like the founders intended.
this eliminates deficits and any surplus can be dealt back to the people like it should be.
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This was not even implied, and, besides, it's a non-sequitur.
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Originally Posted by roachboy
until the right is willing to stop protecting the grotesque levels of expenditure on the military and put it on the table, there is nothing whatsoever serious about anything said about fiscal responsibility or debt or anything else.
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The Republicans don't seem very interested in balancing budgets or posting surpluses. No Republican president has posted a surplus since Eisenhower.
Over the last 50 years, the Republicans have added astoundingly more debt than the Democrats have, so I guess you can look at these Obama years as playing a bit of catch-up. I think he still has a little way to go though.