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Let\'s Count The Pork
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From the very conservative Club For Growth: Number of Pork Projects in Federal Spending Bills 2005 - 13,997 2004 - 10,656 2003 - 9,362 2002 - 8,341 2001 - 6,333 2000 - 4,326 1999 - 2,838 1998 - 2100 1997 - 1,596 1996 - 958 1995 - 1439 Let's talk more about fiscal responsibility. http://www.cbo.gov/showdoc.cfm?index...amp;sequence=0 In 2004, we had $895 billion in discretionary spending, including $454 billion in defense spending. That means that we had $441 billion in non-defense discretionary spending. Our budget deficit in 2004 was $412 billion. So without raising revenues, our nation would literally have to eliminate the entire defense department (which ain't gonna happen) or its entire non-defense discretionary spending to simply balance the budget. That's not including the $4.3 TRILLION in debt we current hold and should really be trying to pay off. [/ QUOTE ] Mostly quoted from a front-page dkos diary. Question: What do you personally plan to do to get pork spending cut, and what do you personally plan to do to address the deficit? |
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Re: Let\'s Count The Pork
I have no personal plans to effect a political change in spending policy, but I do have a plan to mock the quoted author's use of "literally." Doesn't anyone know what this word means anymore?
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Re: Let\'s Count The Pork
Vote Libraterian.
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Re: Let\'s Count The Pork
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Vote Libraterian. [/ QUOTE ]How will that accomplish anything? |
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Re: Let\'s Count The Pork
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[ QUOTE ] Vote Libraterian. [/ QUOTE ]How will that accomplish anything? [/ QUOTE ] Yeah, won't building all those libraries cost money? |
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Re: Let\'s Count The Pork
Tom Coburn for president!!!
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Re: Let\'s Count The Pork
Hopefully, others will do so too.
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Re: Let\'s Count The Pork
It's all them damned Ree-publicans fault! Right, Grey?
No Dimma-crat ever wasted a single damned dollar! Right, Grey? And it all goes right to those sneaky Bushies! Whole damned famblie is a buncha crooks! Well, maybe them Kinna-dees had a few fingers in the pie, too. |
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Re: Let\'s Count The Pork
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It's all them damned Ree-publicans fault! Right, Grey? [/ QUOTE ]Yes exactly. I'm glad you see my point. As shown by the Club for Growth numbers, when a Democrat was President and had veto power, pork projects remained at a steady zero. Then once Bush took power they jumped up. I'm glad someone around here can read. Would you mind answering the question posed in my original post? I think your insight would be valuable. |
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Re: Let\'s Count The Pork
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Vote Libraterian. [/ QUOTE ] "Cuz, like, Saggitarians are totally not my type ..." [img]/images/graemlins/wink.gif[/img] q/q |
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