Less Money from Me, Less Money for You

[Preechr]

Originally Posted by The_Rorschach

But that is neither here nor there, we haven't had a fiscally responsible Executive since Coolidge.

While I won't disagree with you there, I was speaking in relative terms. They've definitely gotten worse.

Originally Posted by The_Rorschach

As for the tactic being traditional or not. . .I disagree. Reagan was no less irresponaible than his progenitures, despite having the Cold War as a hobgoblin allowing him the freedom to liquidate massive amounts of funding.

My point was that he spent on mostly "conservative" projects, like killing people and undermining governments. The Bushes spend on more "liberal" projects. I don't give so much credit to Reagan for intentionally spending in order to take money out of Democratic hands, but that's in effect what happened. The Bushes use that for a tool now.

Originally Posted by The_Rorschach

Never promised the plan would work, only that it would be inacted.

Wasn't talking about that, though. I don't believe our social safety nets, as they exist, will last. I believe they must be changed, and I agree with reform... including a lot of elimination. I was asking if you could explain what I might have missed, as it seems you disagree.

Originally Posted by The_Rorschach

Eisenhower warned against any President willing to sink exorbitant monetary assets into a military-industrial complex, and I stand by him.*

It has it's plusses and minuses. With enough money sunk into it... and I'm pretty sure you're gonna disagree with me here... an extremely powerful and effective military could become, as it has, an unparalleled power to be used to dissuade armed conflict.

*We could trade quotes, but somebody's pretty much said everything at some point.