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From: me4guns@verizon.removeme.this2.nospam.net
"Free Lunch" wrote in message
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> On Thu, 16 May 2013 18:24:10 -0400, "Scout"
> wrote in alt.atheism:
>
>>
>>
>>"Free Lunch" wrote in message
>>news:8fmap81ea903324epphsnlp94855m2l0o2@4ax.com...
>>> On Wed, 15 May 2013 20:49:30 -0500, RD Sandman
>>> wrote in alt.atheism:
>>>
>>>>Free Lunch wrote in
>>>>news:fb48p8h4dheale4uoutm46c91a0ni7p8qc@4ax.com:
>>>>
>>>>> On Wed, 15 May 2013 16:41:05 -0600, deep wrote in alt.atheism:
>>>>>
>>>>>>On Wed, 15 May 2013 16:47:25 -0500, RD Sandman
>>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> And I believe Obama signed into law some $800 Billion of
>>>>>>>> additional
>>>>>>>> spending into that budget while he was President.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Since they had already budgeted more than they had in revenue
>>>>>>>> shouldn't we calculate that entire amount added under Obama as
>>>>deficit
>>>>>>>> spending?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>;)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Gee, and here I thought the budget was the responsiblity of the House
>>>>>>of Representatives.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Since when did The Executive write the budget?
>>>>>
>>>>> The budget is just a plan. It has never had any meaning for congress,
>>>>> even if they pass it. The spending and tax bills are supposed to try
>>>>> to
>>>>> match the budget that might have been passed, but if they don't, no
>>>>> problem, only the spending and tax bills become law.
>>>>
>>>>And when compared to the budget, become deficits and surpluses which add
>>>>to the debt.
>>>
>>> Indeed they do. One of the biggest concerns in the West right now is
>>> that government spending has cut back too much, slowing the growth of
>>> the US, giving the Eurozone another recession and leaving the UK dead in
>>> the water. Deficits can be good or bad, depending on the rest of the
>>> economy. The national debt is already a sunk cost and can be generally
>>> ignored for short-term planning.
>>
>>Well, European countries are free to donate as much money as they like.
>>I'm
>>sure the Obama can find something to spend it on. He certainly hasn't had
>>trouble spending far more than we have.
>>
> You don't seem to understand the problem. Austerity at this time hurts
> Europe and it hurts the US. Austerity supporters have demonstrated their
> ignorance of economics.
I agree. Europe should borrow tons of money and give it to Obama so he can
spend it.
After all. Obama is already running the US into the ground at a rate of over
$1 Trillion dollars a year. Surely Europe should be able to match that if
they are really considered about declining US government spending.
Now you were saying something about austerity?
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