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More and more I find my politics drifting towards whoever will balance the budget and pay down the deficit. Since that party doesn’t exist I am politically hom
by pclowes 6mo ago
More and more I find my politics drifting towards whoever will balance the budget and pay down the deficit.
Since that party doesn’t exist I am politically homeless.
- kacy 6mo agofun fact I discovered in this process: if the US just went back to 2019 spending (with 2025 tax revenue), there would be a $780B surplus.
- kbelder 6mo agoJust fixing federal budget growth to a figure slightly less than GDP growth would do the trick eventually. But we just can't bring ourselves to do it. "Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys."
- pclowes 6mo agoI did not know this, really puts a perspective on it, thanks
- slg 6mo ago[flagged]
- 9x39 6mo agoWhy would anyone listen to the tax crop? Farmers don't listen to the cows.