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Re: Is John Edwards a complete retard?
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[ QUOTE ] So lemme get this straight. West and the rest of you guys. you. A. think that taxes are to low. B. Also think that taxes should be raised rather than spending reduced. C. Were dropped hard on your head once or twice as a child. [/ QUOTE ] A. never said that - but with regards to repealing Bush's tax cuts favoring the rich to help balance the budget, yes, I'm all for that, what a shocking position to take B. never said this, see A [/ QUOTE ] Do you think taxes should be raised rather than spending reduced? |
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Re: Is John Edwards a complete retard?
Even as one of the most liberal Democrats on this board, i would be for looking to reduce spending in alot of areas before considering rolling back tax cuts, even on the rich.
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Re: Is John Edwards a complete retard?
That is already occuring. My local paper listed a bunch of stuff that was promised last year that the new congress is going to cut back on. Also mentioned was the Alaska Bride to Nowhere, I guess a lot of the funding was not complete on that pork, and the new congress is not going forward with that. In my neighborhood, a bunch of federal funds were going to be used to beautify a local bridge. Guess those funds are not coming, I will still have to drive over the same old ugly bridge.
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That is already occuring. My local paper listed a bunch of stuff that was promised last year that the new congress is going to cut back on. Also mentioned was the Alaska Bride to Nowhere, I guess a lot of the funding was not complete on that pork, and the new congress is not going forward with that. In my neighborhood, a bunch of federal funds were going to be used to beautify a local bridge. Guess those funds are not coming, I will still have to drive over the same old ugly bridge. [/ QUOTE ] So if I tell my girlfriend I'm going to spend $100,000 on a new car next year, but then decide not to after some consideration, I've cut my budget! Brilliant! |
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So if I tell my girlfriend I'm going to spend $100,000 on a new car next year, but then decide not to after some consideration, I've cut my budget! Brilliant! [/ QUOTE ] Yes you have. A budget represents what you plan to spend. If you reduce that, you have cut your budget. |
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[ QUOTE ] That is already occuring. My local paper listed a bunch of stuff that was promised last year that the new congress is going to cut back on. Also mentioned was the Alaska Bride to Nowhere, I guess a lot of the funding was not complete on that pork, and the new congress is not going forward with that. In my neighborhood, a bunch of federal funds were going to be used to beautify a local bridge. Guess those funds are not coming, I will still have to drive over the same old ugly bridge. [/ QUOTE ] So if I tell my girlfriend I'm going to spend $100,000 on a new car next year, but then decide not to after some consideration, I've cut my budget! Brilliant! [/ QUOTE ] You are correct, the Democrats should just rubber stamp all the pork the previous Republicans had earmarked. That will teach 'em! |
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Re: Is John Edwards a complete retard?
btw, Blizzardbaum, I was not meaning to be insulting towards you - I mean to be insulting towards the integrity of conservative "think tanks" such as the Heritage Foundation and the CATO Institute. IMO, these types of organizations have shown time and again that using lies and half truths to advance the agenda of their backers is standard procedure. There is nothing the least bit objective about them.
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btw, Blizzardbaum, I was not meaning to be insulting towards you - I mean to be insulting towards the integrity of conservative "think tanks" such as the Heritage Foundation and the CATO Institute. IMO, these types of organizations have shown time and again that using lies and half truths to advance the agenda of their backers is standard procedure. There is nothing the least bit objective about them. [/ QUOTE ] If you are at all skeptical about the drug war then there's at least one school of thought you probably agree with coming out of Cato. I suspect you just don't like what Cato has to say and choose to call them liars which is a fairly typical reaction when it comes to political differences. Just because you don't agree with someone's viewpoint doesn't mean they scoundrels and liars. Before you go off about what liars they are and how I'm a dupe, let me ask you this: Is there ANY source that supports things like low taxes, low govt intervention, opposes socialized medicine and the like, that you DO respect? Or do you honestly believe that anyone with those views is a lying scum just trying to advance an agenda of their backers? natedogg |
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Brookings Institute what what!
I dislike Cato generally, but i agree 100% with eliminating the "War on Drugs." |
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[ QUOTE ] [ QUOTE ] That is already occuring. My local paper listed a bunch of stuff that was promised last year that the new congress is going to cut back on. Also mentioned was the Alaska Bride to Nowhere, I guess a lot of the funding was not complete on that pork, and the new congress is not going forward with that. In my neighborhood, a bunch of federal funds were going to be used to beautify a local bridge. Guess those funds are not coming, I will still have to drive over the same old ugly bridge. [/ QUOTE ] So if I tell my girlfriend I'm going to spend $100,000 on a new car next year, but then decide not to after some consideration, I've cut my budget! Brilliant! [/ QUOTE ] You are correct, the Democrats should just rubber stamp all the pork the previous Republicans had earmarked. That will teach 'em! [/ QUOTE ] Again you misrepresent my position, but I should know better arguing with you, you constantly turn others posts into strawmen. I wish the Democrats not just stopped the pork the Republicans set in motion, but also cut back even more. Instead, they will just move the funds to their own pork projects. |
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