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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
I agree with you that the GOP has been appallingly hypocritical in saying it wants small govt while growing the govt.
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I don't care so much about the hypocrisy. Let's all just forget the easy talk about "small government" and pay attention to what they're doing. Massive spending, deficits, and tax cuts for the rich.
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But I don't think the solution is to start taxing us instead of borrowing. The solution is to unpopularly level with the American people and tell them the benefits they demand have to be scaled back.
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One, it wouldn't be "starting" to tax us if we returned to paying the same taxes we paid a few years ago. Two, the American people would rather pay the taxes and get the benefits. If there was political support for doing what you describe, we wouldn't have these deficits. It's political suicide.
