Balancing The Whatever, Whenever
MCCAIN SAYS HE’LL BALANCE THE BUDGET BY 2013
FITSNews – July 7, 2008 – After initially saying he would balance the federal budget in one term – and then saying it would take two terms – GOP presidential nominee John McCain is back to saying he’ll do it in one term again today.
This, of course, ignores the reality that McCain – or any other politician for that matter – doesn’t have a snowball’s chance in hell of balancing the federal budget, no matter how many terms we give him.
Sure, it’s nice that he’s trying, but the “bottom line” in Washington D.C. is that neither Republicans nor Democrats will ever adhere to the “bottom line” that thousands of American families and businesses must live by every single year.
How come? Because neither party gives a damn about the taxpayers, that’s how come. Republicans have proven just as wasteful and inefficient as Democrats ever were, and the notion that something as simple as a balanced budget would ever fly in a town where both sides are hopelessly beholden to special interests is ludicrous.
We wish McCain all the best, but unless we’re electing 100 new Senators and 435 new Representatives in November (in addition to a new President), a balanced budget just ain’t in the cards anytime soon …
Comments
By Miri on July 7th, 2008 at 11:42 pm
Leaving aside the specifics (e.g gains on investments in retirement plans are tax deferred as are those in 529 plans) your tax cuts in action:
The Katrina Death toll, bridge collapses, the midwest floods, tainted food, lead toys, reduced funding for hospitals & nurses.
No matter how much you give the rich in tax cuts they just don’t buy levees or bridges.
By FWFIV on July 8th, 2008 at 6:56 am
Clinton did it-
It has been done before, it can be done again.
http://archives.cnn.com/2000/ALLPOLITICS/stories/09/27/clinton.surplus/
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