(02-04-2018, 02:03 PM)flsprtsgod Wrote:

(02-04-2018, 11:00 AM)The Real Marty Wrote: Except that we're not in a deep deep recession like we were in 2009.

Indeed, but government income wasn't a problem then either. In fact, government income has never once been the reason that we have economic issues.

Income is never the problem. It's those pesky expenditures that are killing us.

I'm all in favor of reducing foreign aid, though maybe not through the same methodology as Trump. I believe that we need to slash our military spending. How many trillion dollar superfighters that lose dogfights to F-16s do we really need? Welfare should be cut dramatically and given much stricter criteria. Want welfare? Pee in a cup and show me written proof of the five job interviews you've had this week. I think the wall is asinine, and an economic and legal wall would be much cheaper and more effective. I could go on and on, but the point is made. I'm very conservative financially--hell, I don't even buy a toy for myself unless I'm sure I can flip it on eBay in a month for 150% of what I paid for it.

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