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Who do you trust to control the Deficit and solve our Debt Crises?

Who Do You Trust To Reduce the Deficit and Solve the Debt Crises?

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Who do you trust to actually do it? And, if so, why?
 
With all of the stupid chest-thumping, grandstanding, blaming, and partisan hack accusations, I doubt either party will actually do anything but throw a grain of sand on the beach.
 
Neither parties. The deems won't budge on spending and the GOP also won't budge on taxes. They need to compromise. They need to show their worth. They need to show to the US citizens that yes, they can be trusted to rule the country. That trust is now broken
 
Considering Democrats havent released a budget in almost 3 YEARS..........and are unable to cut a cent of government spending, including Cowboy Poetry Contests........

.........The Tea Party remains our only hope of a balanced budget.........
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Who do you trust to actually do it? And, if so, why?

No one can be trusted as neither side truly cares about the country. If they did, we'd of had a solution to this debt problem, in addition to a hell of a lot more legislation that would have made this country better and more equal (like imprisoning the Wall Street fat cats who got bailed out)
 
I'm good with guns, discipline and natural farmin'. And I read the Bible.
 
Neither parties. The deems won't budge on spending and the GOP also won't budge on taxes. They need to compromise. They need to show their worth. They need to show to the US citizens that yes, they can be trusted to rule the country. That trust is now broken
The Dems already budged on spending.
 
Considering Democrats havent released a budget in almost 3 YEARS..........and are unable to cut a cent of government spending, including Cowboy Poetry Contests........

.........The Tea Party remains our only hope of a balanced budget.........
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Yeah, your completely wrong on that

2008- Congressional Budget Office - Publications - Budget and Economic Outlook

Budget of the United States Government: Fiscal Year 2008

2009- Senate follows House, passes Obama budget plan - CNN

Budget of the United States Government: Fiscal Year 2009

2010- Budget of the United States Government: Browse Fiscal Year 2010

2011- Budget of the United States Government: Browse Fiscal Year 2011

There is even a budget for 2012- Budget of the United States Government: Browse Fiscal Year 2012
 


LOL

Your first link isn't even dated. Your second source is obviously biased. The last link is about the current budget battle.

All in all, I take the credibility of government sources.

Thanks for playing though.

Edit: If there wasn't a budget, why can I browse through them online? Mind explaining that to me.
 
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Well, both parties have shown that they are more interested in 'winning' the budget battle than coming to a compromise that is most beneficial to the country, so I don't trust either party.
 

fascinating. perhaps you can explain why Harry Reid said it would be "foolish" for Democrats to put forth a Budget for the 2012 fiscal year? he must have been confused and have forgotten passing one?

and why did we have that big to-do over the Continuing Resolution last spring? seems a budget had already been passed - did everyone in Washington fail to realize this? gosh, you would have thought a particularly bright aid would have pointed it out or something....

or, could you direct me to who proposed the budget you reference from FY2010? :) thanks.





OOOOOoooh waiiiiiitt....

I see what you've done.

you took what the government spent, and are pretending that it was some kind of deliberate budget rather than just a series of continuing resolution keeping the government on autopilot.......

yeah, btw. just so you know. that's not a budget. not any more than you paying your credit card bill when it comes due is "budgeting your finances"
 
Who do you trust to actually do it? And, if so, why?

I wouldn't say I trust either of them persay...but historically the Democrats have had a better track record, and even today seem to be more serious about long-term solvency (as opposed to easily-reversible discretionary cuts). So I suppose I trust them more than I trust the Republicans...but neither party is particularly trustworthy on anything other than doing what they think is in their own best political interests.
 
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I don't trust any politician. They exist to be re-elected. In order to fix the problem, they're going to have to do some really, really, really unpopular things, therefore they will never do them. It doesn't matter what side of the aisle they come from, doing what needs to be done is going to require political suicide. That's why the problem will never be fixed by anyone we send to Washington.
 
No one can be trusted as neither side truly cares about the country. If they did, we'd of had a solution to this debt problem, in addition to a hell of a lot more legislation that would have made this country better and more equal (like imprisoning the Wall Street fat cats who got bailed out)

There is a side that I trust less. It’s the side that applies the most dogma. In business and in the lab I’ve found that dogma gets in the way of working solutions. Simply more legislation is not good, opportunities for bad are allowed in via that. Legislation that undoes earlier legislation and is simpler more effective is best. BTY, on what basis would you imprison the Wall Street fat cats who got bailed out? Did they break a law or did they have the laws written to allow them to do what they did?
 
I wouldn't say I trust either of them persay...but historically the Democrats have had a better track record, and even today seem to be more serious about long-term solvency (as opposed to easily-reversible discretionary cuts). So I suppose I trust them more than I trust the Republicans...but neither party is particularly trustworthy on anything other than doing what they think is in their own best political interests.

wait a minute. Republicans are the only ones proposing structural reforms.... but Democrats are the ones that are more serious about long term solvency?

i mean, I voted "neither", but that's utter crap. Democrats have no desire whatsoever to do anything but increase spending dramatically in the next few years.
 
I trust the new attitude in the Republican party... I think these instances have changed it drastically for the better.
 
Historically, democrats have been much more fiscally responsible, at least for the last 40 years. I see nothing to suggest that has changed in any way. This same crop of republicans who are calling for cuts now will be the first ones in line to jack up spending like like as soon as they have the presidency and senate.
 
Historically, democrats have been much more fiscally responsible, at least for the last 40 years. I see nothing to suggest that has changed in any way. This same crop of republicans who are calling for cuts now will be the first ones in line to jack up spending like like as soon as they have the presidency and senate.

I highly doubt someone like Herman Cain would do that...

And democrats have had their goods and bads with financial responsibility... and Obama is not one of the good ones.
 
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