The New American Tea Party

[TwinTownBisonFan]

wow... in half?!?!

you live in that country... not me. whether it would be the dramatic rise in crime, both organized and not... or the sheer level of desperation of many of our fellow americans, or the complete collapse of our economy... i dont want to be around to watch it

TTBF, I'm not sure what you're point is.

I agree that reducing the entire deficit by half in four years is probably unrealistic. But I don't think that reducing the amount of the annual deficit by half is that impressive, especially when you consider that with the bailout and stimulus the starting point is considerably higher than normal. If I have been spending $20,000/year and all of a sudden I hit a bad stretch and need to spend $40,000 in a year it isn't that impressive if I promise to get my spending back under control and reduce it by half over four years because half of $40,000 is still $20,000 which is what I was spending before the bad stretch.

Fiscal responsibility is change that I can believe in and that I expect from my elected officials (and granted I have been sorely disappointed for the last 8 years). I'm sorry if I see Obama's promise to reduce the deficit by half in 4 years as empty hyperbole and refuse to give him kudos for it. I would be much more impressed if he promised to eliminate deficit spending by the end of his first term.

massive misunderstanding.

i support the idea of cutting the deficit in half... and think 4 years is ambitious but possible

i thought you were advocating cutting the federal budget in half... that was what prompted my statement

[JoltinJoe]

TTBF, I'm not sure what you're point is.

I agree that reducing the entire deficit by half in four years is probably unrealistic. But I don't think that reducing the amount of the annual deficit by half is that impressive, especially when you consider that with the bailout and stimulus the starting point is considerably higher than normal. If I have been spending $20,000/year and all of a sudden I hit a bad stretch and need to spend $40,000 in a year it isn't that impressive if I promise to get my spending back under control and reduce it by half over four years because half of $40,000 is still $20,000 which is what I was spending before the bad stretch.

Fiscal responsibility is change that I can believe in and that I expect from my elected officials (and granted I have been sorely disappointed for the last 8 years). I'm sorry if I see Obama's promise to reduce the deficit by half in 4 years as empty hyperbole and refuse to give him kudos for it. I would be much more impressed if he promised to eliminate deficit spending by the end of his first term.

massive misunderstanding.

i support the idea of cutting the deficit in half... and think 4 years is ambitious but possible

i thought you were advocating cutting the federal budget in half... that was what prompted my statement

Ok. I see what you were saying.

Originally, I thought you had your head up your ass.

Let's get that deficit down in half by 2013!