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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (28219)	4/30/2008 4:55:17 PM
From: TimF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

You don't have to have a better solution, in order to not think some proposal is a good solution. I don't oppose it (I just don't support it), but even if I did oppose it that would not mean I have to come up with something better. I don't think there is any real plan that will achieve anything better. If the people and the politicians want a lot of spending you will get a lot of spending. To lower spending you have to mobilize public opinion against the spending. To the extent I have a plan, that's the plan, but its not something that can be done with legal or constitutional changes. But... if you've got nothing better to suggest for a structural repair, and you have no desire to examine the 'comparables', then I think it's time that you EMBRACED YOUR INNER BIG GOVERNMENT DEFICIT SPENDER, Tim! That's just a load of nonsense. Not supporting a proposed solution to a problem, that you don't think will work to well, doesn't even vaguely resemble wanting the problem to continue. Doubting that a balanced budget amendment will work to reduce spending, does not in any way imply that you think massive and growing government spending is a good idea. ('Cause --- willing to admit it or no --- in comparison to supporters of the Balanced Budget Amendment, that's exactly what you are!) BS