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Can't defend GOP spending as its been terrible but Obama spending has forced ratings agencies and the international community to warn us in n uncertain terms that it has to stop. And now. Our ability to live beyond our means is finite and we're there.

Its easy to point at this loophole or that one and gin up populist outrage but if you examine them you see that there is a reason for them, typically outrageous regulation or taxation. This is exactly the case with oil. Kill that off and gas goes up. Now I suspect you are OK with expensive gas but it spurs inflation at the supposed benefit of Mumma Earth.

Virtually nobody in DC is as serious about this issue but the GOP is marginally closer. And the wealth envy won't work, you can change the taxes on those horrid rich people all you want and you won't get a dime more out of them as their lawyers and accountants are just too smart.

No dad to run to to bail us out. Just hard choices, not unlike Greece.

<blockquote data-quote="dogtowner" data-source="post: 163319" data-attributes="member: 2483">Can&#039;t defend GOP spending as its been terrible but Obama spending has forced ratings agencies and the international community to warn us in n uncertain terms that it has to stop.&nbsp; And now.&nbsp; Our ability to live beyond our means is finite and we&#039;re there.&nbsp; Its easy to point at this loophole or that one and gin up populist outrage but if you examine them you see that there is a reason for them, typically outrageous regulation or taxation.&nbsp; This is exactly the case with oil.&nbsp; Kill that off and gas goes up.&nbsp; Now I suspect you are OK with expensive gas but it spurs inflation at the supposed benefit of Mumma Earth.Virtually nobody in DC is as serious about this issue but the GOP is marginally closer.&nbsp; And the wealth envy won&#039;t work, you can change the taxes on those horrid rich people all you want and you won&#039;t get a dime more out of them as their lawyers and accountants are just too smart.No dad to run to to bail us out.&nbsp; Just hard choices, not unlike Greece.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="dogtowner, post: 163319, member: 2483"] Can't defend GOP spending as its been terrible but Obama spending has forced ratings agencies and the international community to warn us in n uncertain terms that it has to stop. And now. Our ability to live beyond our means is finite and we're there. Its easy to point at this loophole or that one and gin up populist outrage but if you examine them you see that there is a reason for them, typically outrageous regulation or taxation. This is exactly the case with oil. Kill that off and gas goes up. Now I suspect you are OK with expensive gas but it spurs inflation at the supposed benefit of Mumma Earth. Virtually nobody in DC is as serious about this issue but the GOP is marginally closer. And the wealth envy won't work, you can change the taxes on those horrid rich people all you want and you won't get a dime more out of them as their lawyers and accountants are just too smart. No dad to run to to bail us out. Just hard choices, not unlike Greece. [/QUOTE]

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