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In article ckFXf.14864$6a1.2932@fed1read04, Sam Spade
wrote: When you GA guys start paying users' fees, keep in mind that is King George at work, too. you mean the user fees pushed during Clinton/Gore? oops. Sorry, didn't mean to inject actual fact into any anti-Bush subthread. -- Bob Noel Looking for a sig the lawyers will hate |
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Bob Noel wrote:
In article ckFXf.14864$6a1.2932@fed1read04, Sam Spade wrote: When you GA guys start paying users' fees, keep in mind that is King George at work, too. you mean the user fees pushed during Clinton/Gore? oops. Sorry, didn't mean to inject actual fact into any anti-Bush subthread. Sure, those Demo boys knew the country was overextended, so they floated that concept. And, I agree, had Gore been elected rather than Bush in 2000 user fees *may* have come to pass sooner. But, they will come to pass under King George, because we now have no choice. Yes, I am anti-Bush, and I didn't like Gore either. King George has expanded federal spending and the deficient beyond the wildest dreams of the tax-and-spend lefties. |
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In article YEGXf.14873$6a1.3816@fed1read04, Sam Spade
wrote: King George has expanded federal spending and the deficient beyond the wildest dreams of the tax-and-spend lefties. The President doesn't appropriate money. Try to learn what branch of the Federal government does what... -- Bob Noel Looking for a sig the lawyers will hate |
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Bob Noel wrote:
In article YEGXf.14873$6a1.3816@fed1read04, Sam Spade wrote: King George has expanded federal spending and the deficient beyond the wildest dreams of the tax-and-spend lefties. The President doesn't appropriate money. Try to learn what branch of the Federal government does what... And Government policy is not decided by popularity polls or loud expressions of pain and discomfort. Further, childish disrespect for the President is unlikely to accomplish anything. |
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Bob Noel wrote:
In article YEGXf.14873$6a1.3816@fed1read04, Sam Spade wrote: King George has expanded federal spending and the deficient beyond the wildest dreams of the tax-and-spend lefties. The President doesn't appropriate money. Try to learn what branch of the Federal government does what... Oh, you mean the Consititutional mandate that Congress must *approve* appropriation bills? Who submits those appropriations for the most part, and who provides the leadership for discretionary spending? Again, your sarcasm shows more heat than light. Congress invaded Iraq? |
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For many years, Congress always said that the President's
budget was "dead on arrival" because they never followed it. The mandate is that all tax bills must begin in the House, the President is supposed to submit a proposed budget and the Senate confirms appointments and treaties. One of the charges against R.M. Nixon was that he refused to spend all the money that Congress appropriated, he exercised administrative powers. So as part of the post-Watergate "reforms" Congress wrote the law on the budget and President Ford, a long term member of Congress signed it into law. The change in the budget process exactly coincides with the run-away national debt and increasing deficit spending. The change, all budget items are expected to increase 10% per year so 110% become the base amount. This is baseline budgeting. Also, the President is REQUIRED by law to spend every dime Congress appropriates, he has only one administrative power, he can veto a bill. This failure of George Bush, and his signing of McCain-Fiengold, may be his worst failures as President. Look at the books that have graphs of the Federal debt and note that the debt was level from the end of WWII to the Viet Nam war, with just spikes, but after Watergate the budget, debt and spending went nearly straight up. -- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. some support http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties. "Sam Spade" wrote in message news:KlPXf.14898$6a1.12239@fed1read04... | Bob Noel wrote: | In article YEGXf.14873$6a1.3816@fed1read04, Sam Spade | wrote: | | | King George has expanded federal spending and the deficient beyond the | wildest dreams of the tax-and-spend lefties. | | | The President doesn't appropriate money. Try to learn what branch of | the Federal government does what... | | Oh, you mean the Consititutional mandate that Congress must *approve* | appropriation bills? | | Who submits those appropriations for the most part, and who provides the | leadership for discretionary spending? | | Again, your sarcasm shows more heat than light. | | Congress invaded Iraq? |
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On Sun, 2 Apr 2006 08:03:30 -0500, "Jim Macklin"
wrote: Look at the books that have graphs of the Federal debt and note that the debt was level from the end of WWII to the Viet Nam war, with just spikes, but after Watergate the budget, debt and spending went nearly straight up. As did the Consumer Price Index. So was inflation driving the budget and debt, or was it the other way around? Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA) |
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Budget driven by Congressional methods, inflation was
keeping score of the devalued money. 1960, Federal budget was about 88 Billion dollars, 1962 JFK's first budget was 101 Billion dollars and it caused an outrage for a peace-time budget. JFK proposed 20 billion to go to moon in ten years, then LBJ had the Great Society which was just welfare and entitlement spending. Even so, it was kept in check by the budget policy laws and the Presidential powers of veto and impoundment. Inflation is caused by monetary policy and the printing press. Wages and prices follow the declining value of the money trying to keep hourly equivalent value. WWII was financed by bonds at fixed interest rates. Some government accountant figured out that inflation reduced the cost to the government of repaying those guaranteed loans [bonds] which means that only the government profits from inflation. Banks and companies or individuals are harmed by the loss of value of their money and debt. It is so easy to spend money and have nothing to show but debt a year later. College kids buy pizza and beer with a Visa card, government buys votes with "free" medical care and food. Rather than building and then maintaining the roads and bridges, the government buys more votes with some "new" programs. I would like to see spending follow the Constitutional priorities, military and defense first, but that will not happen, too may special interests seeking government money for their private projects [stadiums come to mind] rather than the essential services that only a government can provide [defense of the nation]. -- James H. Macklin ATP,CFI,A&P -- The people think the Constitution protects their rights; But government sees it as an obstacle to be overcome. some support http://www.usdoj.gov/olc/secondamendment2.htm See http://www.fija.org/ more about your rights and duties. "Ron Rosenfeld" wrote in message ... | On Sun, 2 Apr 2006 08:03:30 -0500, "Jim Macklin" | wrote: | | Look at the books that have graphs of the Federal debt and | note that the debt was level from the end of WWII to the | Viet Nam war, with just spikes, but after Watergate the | budget, debt and spending went nearly straight up. | | As did the Consumer Price Index. So was inflation driving the budget and | debt, or was it the other way around? | | | Ron (EPM) (N5843Q, Mooney M20E) (CP, ASEL, ASES, IA) |
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