Originally Posted by
Tully Mars 63
The US currently has one of the lowest tax rates Vs. GDP of all industrialized nations and a military budget larger than the next 16-20 nations combined. Our deficit is now over 16 trillion, more then any other nation (I think.) This not to mention the current tax rates are at nearly all time historical lows begs the question what are we doing wrong? The rights answer? Our taxes are too high. Yet few on the right were bitching about spending all this money until the GOP lost the Oval Office. Back when Bush held the office it was "deficits don't matter" and anyone who questioned why we were doing these things and spending this money was label non-patriotic or a traitor. Bush never vetoed one spending bill. Couple trillion borrowed for war? No problem. A few trillion in tax cuts (to stimulate the economy, I forget how'd that work out? How was the economy doing during bush's last 6 months in office?) never mind it was no problem. A few hundred billion on a senior Rx plan, no problem. Now nearly all spending is bad and "big government" is to blame for all the nations ills. How quickly some change their tune.
Boggles the mind.