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Politics : GOPwinger Lies/Distortions/Omissions/Perversions of Truth -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: cirrus who wrote (4177)	2/26/2004 9:28:46 PM
From: geode00	Respond to of 173976

It's the rational belief that government is corrupt. There are endless stories of government waste and pork from airports no one uses to roads no one drives on. There's always a fleecing of America story somewhere and they're not just for a few tens of thousands (a la KBR's gym towels and 7500/month car leases) but for billions. The only reason human beings are where we are is because of organized effort. I agree that most people get hung up on the concept of individual effort leading to success that they can't grasp how we are nothing without each other (now that's a scary thought!). However, government expenditures can also compete with private efforts AND frequently the math simply doesn't add up. In this case, Bush took a record surplus and made it into a record deficit in 3 short years. He reduced government revenues AND massively increased expenditures (by 25% in just 3 years!). Someone, somewhere has to pay for this and now it's going to be the SS system? We are spending $160 billion for oil instead of $160 billion for alternative energy. We are spending $300b for tax cuts instead of $300b for SS.