tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post679712463311556636..comments2024-01-02T18:05:23.666-06:00Comments on Streak's Blog: Republican temper tantrumStreakhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-33124191637783142872010-03-24T12:08:33.117-05:002010-03-24T12:08:33.117-05:00LB, I am a bit confused. The CBO has been used to...LB, I am a bit confused. The CBO has been used to defend Republican actions before. It may not be perfect, but this seems problematic. <br /><br />Let me say that I think there has been at least 10 times as much effort at paying for this bill as there has been for any of the Bush initiatives and wars. And to be honest, I would prefer that my own taxes were raised to pay for this. I think we all should. This is worth funding. <br /><br />Leighton, I too have heard similar claims. The best I can figure is that my conservative friends and relatives were outraged at the fiscal irresponsibility, as well as the torture regime. They just kept it to themselves and continued to vote Republican.Streakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01443433745929880701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-76240030584615154732010-03-24T12:00:35.280-05:002010-03-24T12:00:35.280-05:00One unfortunate result of the childish tantrums is...One unfortunate result of the childish tantrums is that it is drowning out any legitimate concerns and critiques. I have heard some small business owners saying that they are worried about the costs of premiums rising, despite some of the incentives built into the reforms. I don't know if this is a valid concern or not, but at least they aren't crying about Marxism.<br /><br />It would be nice if Congress could work on tweaking the legislation and set up some kind of effective oversight.steveshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08862590608695420004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-64594701373206403102010-03-24T10:34:45.585-05:002010-03-24T10:34:45.585-05:00Streak,
Thanks for your kind words in this post.
...Streak,<br /><br />Thanks for your kind words in this post.<br /><br />Safe to say that I politely disagree with much of what you have said, though you're overall point that the Bush years were fiscally irresponsilbe is undeniable.<br /><br />You argue that the Democrats at least tried to pay for this particular health care bill. I really think that's just factually wrong. Any semblance of fiscal balance in this bill is merely the result of accounting tricks/double counting. CBO numbers reflected what Congress said it would do in the bill, such as cut Medicare spending. However, this is simply not going to happen. The Republicans know it, the Democrats know it, Santa Clause knows it. I don't think any real efforts have been made to pay for this bill.<br /><br />I would like to articulate my point better with some better specifics, but hopefully you will see my point without that as I really need to be focused on my comps prep right now.LBnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5397103.post-58497689996480969052010-03-24T09:19:53.650-05:002010-03-24T09:19:53.650-05:00Some of my family members are going so far as to r...Some of my family members are going so far as to rewrite their own history and claim that <i>they</i> were the ones who constantly criticized Bush for fiscal irresponsibility and starting two unnecessary wars, because they've <i>never</i> trusted <i>any</i> member of government. It really makes me glad I live 1200 miles away from my nearest relative.leightonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07821884432248870789noreply@blogger.com