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Originally posted by kappaloo
Here's an honest question for y'all. According to any of these links: http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&lr...nG=Search+News
The US deficit is over $400 billion dollars. I'm fiscally conservative (don't spend money you don't have), and I always thought the republican party was to. So why is this acceptable/ignored by voters? Why would people vote for a government that is so fiscally unconservative?
If I'm a complete idiot, by asking this question, please feel free to tell me so as long as you also correct my understanding.
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There is nothing wrong with running a deficit of that size when the US is in (or emerging from) a recesion.
When Democrats criticize Bush for running a deficit, they are being disingenuous because they would do the same thing. The only difference between the two parties is how they would implement the deficit financed stimulation.
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