Meanwhile, Back at the Ranch
Sep 27th, 2005 at 1:55 pm by Susie
Time to pay the piper, as this writer points out:
Let’s be clear about the source of these problems. It is not that America does not have the money to spend. We remain the richest country in the world. The problem is the relentless efforts by Republicans to cut taxes and reduce spending. For years, Republican lawmakers on the state and federal levels have been slashing taxes and cutting budgets — all in the apparent belief that this would do no harm to people. But in the case of our infrastructure facilities they are disastrously wrong. We need to elect officials who understand the important role that government plays in providing for the public interest and who are not averse to raising the taxes and spending the money necessary to do so.
In addition, we Americans need to change the way we think about taxes. We need to resist the Republicans’ siren song that the less we pay in taxes, the better off we all are. The fact is that paying taxes is actually a good thing when the money goes to meeting essential public needs like maintaining an adequate national infrastructure. And in this area, it is clear that we need more taxes and more government — not less. Reducing government often means reducing our ability to act collectively to meet our nation’s needs. Until we acknowledge this, the risks to all Americans will only continue to rise.
Meanwhile, the Bush administration continues blindly on its ideological crusade to trim government and cut the budgets for domestic spending. When the president thinks of threats to Americans’ wellbeing, he only seems to see those dangers coming from abroad.
But as is becoming clear at home, there is also a serious threat that we are rotting from within.
If you really listen to the GOP, the biggest threats to the US Are (in order):
1. Tax Hikes.
2. Lack of School Prayer
3. Removal of “Under God” in Pledge
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712. Terrorism
713. Yam Shortage
don’t forget the gays.
very well put opinion piece..
All true, but so what?
When things fall apart, the Republicans will just blame Bill Clinton…
Where does the money go? Defense and the Black Ops Shadow goverment.A billion dollars just dissapered in Iraq just gone. We the people do not matter.
We pay enough in taxes it just goes to the wrong programs. We can not feed the animals anymore.
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“If you really listen to the GOP, the biggest threats to the US Are (in order):
1. Tax Hikes.
2. Lack of School Prayer
3. Removal of “Under Godâ€? in Pledge”
Don’t forget (in no particular order):
Abortion
Environmentalists
The Death Tax
Liberals
The ACLU
The Constitution
Democrats
Porn
Trial Lawyers
The left-wing press
Michael Moore
Qualified judges
Qualified department heads