Liberals Still Control Washington, In Both Parties
Written by Mark Harris on January 23rd, 2006This story in the Christian Science Monitor should keep us ever vigilant.
During the first five years of President Bush’s presidency, nondefense discretionary spending (i.e., spending decided on an annual basis) rose 27.9 percent, far more than the 1.9 percent growth during President Clinton’s first five years, according to the libertarian Reason Foundation. And according to Citizens Against Government Waste, the number of congressional “pork barrel” projects under Republican leadership during fiscal 2005 was 13,997, more than 10 times that of 1994.
This is even worse… folks things are bleak because of the liberal Republican establishment that has a hold on Congress, and yes, the spending policies of the White House.
Time is on the side of the left. As politically difficult as it is now to reform of Social Security or Medicare, as the years pass it will get even more difficult. The swelling number of retirees will further strengthen the senior lobby. And as Social Security’s surplus evaporates, there will be less money available with which to establish personal savings accounts.
The prescription drug benefit was another victory for the redistributionists. While it is true that the left wants even more spent on that program, Republican efforts have netted an additional $1.2 trillion being redistributed over the next 10 years.
Certain trends have been favoring the left for the past several decades. In the early 1960s, transfer payments (entitlements and welfare) constituted less than a third of the federal government’s budget. Now they constitute almost 60 percent of the budget, or about $1.4 trillion per year. Measured according to this, the US government’s main function now is redistribution: taking money from one segment of the population and giving it to another segment. In a few decades, transfer payments are expected to make up more than 75 percent of federal government spending.
Currently the federal government consumes about 20 percent of the GDP, which is another way of saying that about 20 percent of Americans’ income, on average, is paid in taxes to the federal government. According to the Government Accountability Office, that is on course to rise to 30 percent by 2040. Most of that 30 percent would be redistributed as payments to other Americans, rather than spent on standard government services like law enforcement, transportation, defense, national parks, orspace exploration.
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Sick. Very sick. These pigs and donkaphants have to go!! Not donating to RNC unless change is made, because they are like silent Howard Deans.
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i worry about this, not only are republicans spending alot of money now, they have promised to spend even more in the future, once money is promised into somehting it is very hard to go back. add into this picture, increased military spending for war, and costs of veterans benifits from afghanistan and iraq which will cost more then the wars themselves, baby boomers entering social security and u get a stark picture of a lot of debt.
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Now Why would you think that Liberals, poor and black would have any control over both parties still?
You college republicans like your Euphenisms, and your talking points. Rush Limbaugh thinks Liberals are all on welfare and mostly brown or black. Anne Coulter, I have No Idea, but she Says the L WORD alot, usually after some misleading statement. Much as Hannity, OReilly, or any other of the ‘Blowback’ Propaganda found on Faux News does. Dont buy into that Kristol Media Spin. If you looked Into Grover Norquists , umm Record, you would find many a scary thing.
Perhaps Grover Norquist is this Liberal speak of? Or do you Speak of The ‘Liberal’ Eastern IVY league Establishment Bush Hails from?
mr ho want to kno
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No wait Grover supported Islamic terror groups and only Liberals support terror, wait, but the 911 report? Saudis All, Norquist Supported Them.
Norquist Goes Back to Rove and the College Republicans, of course YOU being a BUSH voter Knew that RIGHT? Of course Abramoff was also one of these, tell you whatever give me money, college republicans as Well as many, how many did Abramoff say, 60? Many of whom are College Republicans. Of Course the AEI people, just Ran over you College Republicans, sure, they Financed the little Greedy Lawyers,whom will lie for money, its in their Blood, and well, thanks to Nitwits and people like you who vote PARTY LINE, well, your easy pickings, Be sure to send US the NEO-CONS your money next year, of course we will be a different ‘version’ of the Demo-Bubs, but as usual you will seek material things, money and power and once again you will take or send the money.
Thats unless you WTFU –mr ho