Let's see here. 1980 Republican president, Republican Senate and Democrat House. 1982 Republican president, Democrat Congress (until 1994 correct?) Ok Towd here's how it works. The Congress makes the bills that the president signs into LAW. Get that? It means that legislation (spending) starts with the CONGRESS not with the president. A strong leader can set the agenda for congress, which is what Regan did. However, in the end it is congress that writes the bills that the president signs into law. You can blame the debt on Regan all you want, and he does deserve 1/2 the blame he did sign the budget into law. Realy he only deserves 1/4 of the blame because he did send a lot of bills back to congress because of "pork barrel" spending. But the other 3/4 of the blame rest squarly on the shoulders of the Congress, which was controlled by Democrats. AND which was freaking going ape toejam over all the new revenue that the tax cuts had generated. BUT the whole blame truely rest with the American People for putting up with that crap in the first place. You see they got/get away with it because both sides did/do it and it was a mutual thing, they washed each others hands so to say. Meanwhile the people get screwed. (this is why I shudder when I hear the word "bi-partisan") But the people deserved it because they let it happen, IMO.
I know 1 thing. I need a squealing tax cut, and more than what they're doling out. The damned government should learn to do with less or without like we have to out here in the real world. I wouldn't even realy mind paying taxes if they wouldn't waiste the money on all the stupid toejam they waiste it on. Damn $10 million for studdies on common sensicle stuff that everybody knows by the age of 10, $5000 screws for rockets, over $100 million!!! for just sending Clinton around the globe. There are plenty more examples from both the Republicans and Democrats.
Sorry but the DEMONcrats in congress, most of them anyway, are nothing more than socialist. They look at that money as the governments and think we are too dumb to know what to spend it on. I for one am smart enough to know that I don't want it spent on what they want to spend it on, and I want my damned money back. They pay NO, zip ZERO money to me in interest if I over pay, but when I under pay their interest and penalties work just like the squealing mafia. That's not freedom, that's not liberty and it's defenately enterfering with my persute of happiness. Oh but wait, that makes me an extremist...
Realy F'ed up Government we live under.
Udie
[This message has been edited by Udie (edited 03-06-2001).]