Tag Archives: deficit

Whose Debt?

Posted on October 3, 2012 by CheezWhiz

Republicans keep telling us the budget deficit is bad for future generations who will be saddled with the debt.  According to them, our national debt was caused by Democrats’ profligate spending on things like Head Start, infant nutrition programs, food … Continue reading →

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Don’t Look Behind the Curtain

Posted on April 27, 2011 by CheezWhiz

I miss Tricky Dick – Nixon – not Cheney. Nixon was the last Republican President to reduce the national debt as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP: the total market value of goods and services produced by a country). … Continue reading →

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Hostage Crisis #2 and Counting…

Posted on April 21, 2011 by CheezWhiz

So this is how it’s going to be. The Know-Nothing Crackpot Guido Party is going to extort budget cuts in exchange for their votes on any significant issue that comes before Congress. Next showdown: raising the debt ceiling. Every sane … Continue reading →

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