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I'm gonna have to push back a bit on that. I've had major frustrations precisely because conservatives do not cut down on the government when they finally get

I'm gonna have to push back a bit on that. I've had major frustrations precisely because conservatives do not cut down on the government when they finally get elected. Spending always goes up. What we have, at least in the US, are tax and spend big "liberals" on one side. And don't tax, but spend even bigger anyway "conservatives" on the other. Please don't try to sell us on the myth of conservatives being good financial stewards because the recent historical data clearly bears all that out to be nonsense. There is currently no option in the US for you to vote for if you believe we need, for instance, a drawdown in spending.

edgyquant 3y ago
Yeah you’re right that when it comes to execution the actual cutting of programs rarely happens. This past year has been the first time we’ve seen a GOP that’s actually forcing cuts in my lifetime. It’s also worth noting this has been at the behest of a minority of the party and that most of them do seem okay with the status quo. Still these politicians are elected on platforms of doing this it’s just that A. A lot of them definitely are grifters B. The ones that aren’t have to deal with political realities that make slashing income easier than slashing spending.