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To: Alex MG who wrote (127314)	4/20/2011 3:55:10 PM
From: Nadine Carroll	3 Recommendations Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 132070

It seems to have escaped your attention, but US Federal spending and economic policy is controlled by Congress, which was controlled entirely by Democrats from Jan 2007 to Jan 2011. Take a look at this chart to see how Federal spending jumped during this period: Note: the spending for 2010 was even higher (same for discretionary, more for the entitlements) because the Democratic Congress couldn't be bothered to pass a Federal budget for FY 2011.

To: Alex MG who wrote (127314)	4/20/2011 4:23:37 PM
From: Freedom Fighter	4 Recommendations Respond to of 132070

Cutting government spending to close the budget deficit would be bad for the economy like withholding a shot of Jack Daniels from an alcoholic. There is a short term downside to getting healthy, but to not do so would mean a quicker death. I realize that such things are outside the range of most politicians who have the intellectual capacity and economic understanding of a moderately retarded flea (especially those on the left), but cutting consumption spending is clearly the right way to go.