Author Topic: Americans; you not worried about Bush's spendings? (Read 900 times)

AronL · « **Reply #15 on:** March 20, 2003, 01:22:22 PM »

spending money on hunting terrorists does not bother me, but this war has nothing to do with hunting terrorists, so spending money on this bothers me.

Ghosth · « **Reply #16 on:** March 20, 2003, 01:23:54 PM »

I'm with hangtime.

That being said,

Now is not the time for americans to debate this question.

Now is the time to show support for our president & our troops in harms way.

8:00 am this morning my flag went out.

~~guys, best of luck.~~

Hristo · « **Reply #17 on:** March 20, 2003, 01:26:33 PM »

No worries about Bush spendings, he is just investing.

funkedup · « **Reply #18 on:** March 20, 2003, 01:42:53 PM »

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Originally posted by Hristo
No worries about Bush spendings, he is just investing.

Hristo did you overdose on smart pills today or something?

Lance · « **Reply #19 on:** March 20, 2003, 01:49:55 PM »

Here are the tax income and spending numbers.

Deficit spending has made it to where more than 15% of our taxes every year go to paying interest on the debt. Not making it smaller so it goes away someday, just servicing it. This number is going back up.

Republican economics do not make long term sense to me. I can see where tax cuts can stimulate the economy, but how is perpetual deficit spending good? The tax pie available for things other than debt service keeps shrinking.

Democrats are typically not any better, but yhe only president to oversee our country's operation on a balanced budget since I have been a voter ('88) has been Clinton. How's that for a legacy?

ET · « **Reply #20 on:** March 20, 2003, 01:51:57 PM »

Americans have paid for so much since WW2 that this is just a drop in the bucket. We can afford it and it is right.

funkedup · « **Reply #21 on:** March 20, 2003, 01:59:52 PM »

Lance I agree. You can't do it indefinitely. I think 9/11 and the resulting economic downturn are a good reason to do it. But if we aren't heading towards a balanced budget by the next fiscal year I am going to be very pissed.

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Originally posted by Lance
Here are the tax income and spending numbers.

Deficit spending has made it to where more than 15% of our taxes every year go to paying interest on the debt. Not making it smaller so it goes away someday, just servicing it. This number is going back up.

Republican economics do not make long term sense to me. I can see where tax cuts can stimulate the economy, but how is perpetual deficit spending good? The tax pie available for things other than debt service keeps shrinking.

Democrats are typically not any better, but yhe only president to oversee our country's operation on a balanced budget since I have been a voter ('88) has been Clinton. How's that for a legacy?

N1kPaz · « **Reply #22 on:** March 20, 2003, 02:01:30 PM »

dudes...i would gladly pay an additional 1% sales tax on everything I buy if I could be assured that the money would be spent on missiles... i love missiles...

besides....we have more money than we know what to do with. After all, look at all the money we throw at toejamhead countries that dont appreciate anything we do.

funkedup · « **Reply #23 on:** March 20, 2003, 02:07:04 PM »

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Originally posted by ET
Americans have paid for so much since WW2 that this is just a drop in the bucket. We can afford it and it is right.

Actually the whole point is that we can't afford it. We are having to borrow in order to pay for it!

-dead- · « **Reply #24 on:** March 20, 2003, 02:14:59 PM »

Here's the current figure (roughly):

The Outstanding Public Debt as of 20 Mar 2003 at 08:13:02 PM GMT is:
$6,471,035,430,925.22

The estimated population of the United States is 290,729,006
so each citizen's share of this debt is $22,257.96

Current Debt

The debt really took off in 1983:

Martlet · « **Reply #25 on:** March 20, 2003, 02:50:51 PM »

Why the hell are so many non Americans worried about the American spending?

Scootter · « **Reply #26 on:** March 20, 2003, 02:53:17 PM »

N1kPas,

Zakley right

Sandman · « **Reply #27 on:** March 20, 2003, 02:59:10 PM »

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Originally posted by Ghosth
I'm with hangtime.

That being said,

Now is not the time for americans to debate this question.

Now is the time to show support for our president & our troops in harms way.

8:00 am this morning my flag went out.

~~guys, best of luck.~~

Support for the president and support for the troops are not mutually inclusive. You can have one without the other.

I'm 100% behind the troops. I'm also 100% against this campaign. I'd call it a war but that upsets my Constitutional sensibilities.

Oh... and the answer to the original question... YES, I am worried.

Lance · « **Reply #28 on:** March 20, 2003, 03:01:34 PM »

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Lance I agree. You can't do it indefinitely. I think 9/11 and the resulting economic downturn are a good reason to do it. But if we aren't heading towards a balanced budget by the next fiscal year I am going to be very pissed.

Yeah, we'll have to see whether we get back on a balanced budget or if its going to be more of the same old decades of deficit spending. I have my doubts based on the past republican administrations, but if Bush gets us back on a balanced budget, I'll give him due credit.

CptTrips · « **Reply #29 on:** March 20, 2003, 03:20:40 PM »

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Santa is from Denmark, who have been quite supportive of the US in the war on terror.

I don't give a toejam. Like I said, its our concern not his. They sure didn't mind us spending that money when it was keeping their bellybutton free. Not Santa in specific, but the "euro" ilk.

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