"Fiscally Conservative" - the biggest lie they spread

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

The Republicans are not and have not been fiscally conservative at least since the days of Ronald Reagan. The only reason they want a "small government" is so that the functions of government can pass into private hands where all of us will pay much more for whatever goods, services, resources or products they have absconded with.

They also pick and choose what they are "fiscally conservative" about: Unlimited money for defense and defense contractors - black budgets, no limits, no accountability, etc. while any bit of the economy directed firsthand to the people- health, education, social security, medicare, is deemed budget busting and responsible for running up unaffordable deficits.

Whenever they use this phrase it just sickens me with disgust for their hypocrisy and the contempt they are showing the American people since they well know the truth.

[Lasher]

1. Yes, today's Republicans are fiscal liberals.

They tax less, then borrow money to spend more than Democrats. Result = huge GOP deficits.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A20059-2005Apr1.html

[Phoebe Loosinhouse]

2. That is a GREAT link! Bookmarking for reference for all future financial debates

with Repubs. Thanks so much.

[Lasher]

5. You're welcome.

Over time I have saved a number of links just for those financial debates. Since you found one of them so useful I'll share some more with you:

Deficits & unemployment by President since 1969

Increases in the National Debt since 1975

Spending & Deficits by President & Congress since 1940

The Misery Index - Unemployment & inflation rates by President & Congress since 1948

Presidential economics - Do parties matter?

Here's a chart I put together myself:



Good luck and give 'em Hell!

[tularetom]

3. The only money "conservatives" want to conserve

is the money that is spent to assist normal people.

[indepat]

4. Insanely irresponsible fiscal policies and unfair tax policies instituted by the gipper

and continued by GHWB and junior have led to a ten-fold increase in the national debt in just 28 years all the while the treasury has been pilfered of trillions of dollars. Some fiscal conservatism indeed. :P

Edited to substitute fiscal for tax

[WCGreen]

6. Reagan wasn't fiscally conservative....

He spent all that borrowed money on Guns, Tanks and Missiles to force the Soviet Union to either follow suit or get out of the superpower business...