tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post465247162309578425..comments2024-03-19T06:55:13.464-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): About that federal budgetMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-49150318503590887862018-02-09T20:32:56.136-06:002018-02-09T20:32:56.136-06:00Minnesotastan, I agree with you. The one law we ne...Minnesotastan, I agree with you. The one law we need to pass, and it will never happen, is banning "gifts" or "donations" to candidates. The government should fund all elections--moderately--to get the corruption out of the system.Barbwirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375742473254773675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-87935879968926313662018-02-08T21:29:20.629-06:002018-02-08T21:29:20.629-06:00As a scientist, I admit to being uncomfortable mak...As a scientist, I admit to being uncomfortable making assertions without data, but my sense is that the Democrats in both houses of Congress are equally culpable in adding earmarks to legislation and voting in favor of bills they haven't read and don't understand, in order to placate their corporate sponsors and megadonors. I think the system is corrupt from deep inside and is a travesty of proper democracy. That's just my opinion.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-44837106959266563532018-02-08T20:39:31.819-06:002018-02-08T20:39:31.819-06:00I should add: check out the chart from 1974-2024 (...I should add: check out the chart from 1974-2024 (projected). It's quite telling.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110900165910048617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-28348301066741419362018-02-08T20:38:20.751-06:002018-02-08T20:38:20.751-06:00And under a similar Democratic majority from 2009-...And under a similar Democratic majority from 2009-2011, guess what happened? Same song and dance. Well, technically it was worse. This isn't a one party problem.<br /><br />http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/statements/2015/jan/20/barack-obama/barack-obama-claims-deficit-has-decreased-two-thir/Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110900165910048617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-86843068626947670212018-02-08T15:51:40.723-06:002018-02-08T15:51:40.723-06:00I’m stunned you would say this is bipartisan. The ...I’m stunned you would say this is bipartisan. The Rs own the house, senate, and presidency, and passed the tax cut with no D votes.Dean Boothhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13996634883317248919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-84525387196166115732018-02-08T14:07:25.425-06:002018-02-08T14:07:25.425-06:00I'm sorry. This is not a bipartisan issue. The...I'm sorry. This is not a bipartisan issue. There only one party intent on the absolute destruction of the Federal Government. Sure, the other part is incompetent and has plenty of incompetence. But that does not make this issue bipartisan.Nepkarelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-7173899776013838902018-02-08T14:00:27.865-06:002018-02-08T14:00:27.865-06:00I agree that it's a bipartisan issue. The mai...I agree that it's a bipartisan issue. The main problem is that the Left rarely cares about the National Debt (though it is beginning to concern some), and the Right only cares about it when they are not the party in power.<br /><br />Short of a Convention of the States or an absolute financial disaster, I don't see a chance of change being made, unfortunately.Royhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09110900165910048617noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-51162668683871672112018-02-07T17:32:12.768-06:002018-02-07T17:32:12.768-06:00Not to mention Mar-a-Lago and all the golf. Or Sec...Not to mention Mar-a-Lago and all the golf. Or Secret Service proection and travel expenses for the Trump family.Barbwirehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17375742473254773675noreply@blogger.com