Open questions for dems: debt and deficit

[EinsteinsGhost]

Originally Posted by padcrasher

Obama's going to cut middle class entitlements in return for minor increases in the taxes of the wealthy.

If he does hold to putting incomes over $250K back to the Bush levels, he will agree to offset that by lowering their taxes in other areas.

Few progressives know how gutless Obama is and how he craves to be liked by the elites that own this country.

I detest extremism. The stand off between the two ends ought to stop (or we can count on having two parties that are no different in effect).

[Ferd]

Originally Posted by EinsteinsGhost

You put a narrow qualification to a subject on which potentially dozens of active threads exist, only to end up whining about not getting anybody's attention. But, feeling your pain, and the ditto-heads, allow me to ignore some and accept some of your "challenge".

1-Are you worried about the debt and the deficit?
Yes.

2- If not why? At what amount would you be worried?
N/A

3-If you are worried about it, how do you want us to get out of it?
I think President Obama's plan spells it out fairly well. The question is, are YOU aware of it?

you keep saying this. I even saw where you posted a link. I tried to read it. It gave me tired head and it was long on words and not so long on specifics.

I dont suppose you would give us all the cliff notes?

[EinsteinsGhost]

Originally Posted by Ferd

you keep saying this. I even saw where you posted a link. I tried to read it. It gave me tired head and it was long on words and not so long on specifics.

I dont suppose you would give us all the cliff notes?

Your best bet for cliff notes is to head to "I hate liberal media media". Its designed for people like you.

[padcrasher]

Originally Posted by EinsteinsGhost

I detest extremism. The stand off between the two ends ought to stop (or we can count on having two parties that are no different in effect).

Can you explain that further? Who are the extremists on the left here?

[EinsteinsGhost]

Originally Posted by padcrasher

Can you explain that further? Who are the extremists on the left here?

Two main characteristics:
-No compromise
-Radical stance built on absence of realism

This applies to BOTH extremes.

[mike0618]

Ok based on that link i cut 459 billion by 2015 more than the 418 billipn projected shortfall. 52% was tax increases and 48% was spending cuts

I cut foreign aide in half, elimminated earmarks, cut pay of civilian fed workers by 5%, other cuts to fed gov, reduce nuke arsenal, reduce miltary to pre iraq size, reduce troops in iraq and afghanistan by 60,000, malpractice reform,soc security age to 68, reduce soc benifits for high incomes, tighten disabilty eligibility,

Then new taxes were lincoln-kyl,bush tax cut expires for over $250,000, payroll tax increase for over 106,000 (would affect me), millionares tax, eliminate loopholes(bowles-simpson)

Anyone do any better? Now i wish obama care was on that site!

[pch1013]

Originally Posted by mike0618

So after a hr and a half no dem wants to answer the questions? Or do you all have me on ignore? Only 10 have even looked at my thread! I see how you all are, ignore what you dont want to hear! I might not agree with you but I will not ignore anyone with a different opinion than mine. Thats democracy!

Yes you did -- and so did everyone else.

https://www.city-data.com/forum/polit...ding-cuts.html

[padcrasher]

Originally Posted by EinsteinsGhost

Two main characteristics:
-No compromise
-Radical stance built on absence of realism

This applies to BOTH extremes.

There is nothing on the left in terms of budget priorities that is considered radical. It ALL enjoys popular support.

And why should the majority of Americans compromise for the sake of compromising?

Let these GOP knuckle draggers in the House not compromise, it will raise taxes moderately for all, then you can work on lowering taxes for the middle class.