Thinkformyself
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That is all great and wonderful.
Not that being said, anyone have any idea on how one would ban appropriations? Who would get to decide what money goes where?
No, I am not buying DeMint's rhetoric. He may not ask for anything. That does not mean the people he he represents are not getting something.
Here's an idea how about create a budget, approve it and once approved, live within the budget. I'm sure if a lot of these depts. in Govt. had to live on the monies given to them in a budget and not on having to repeatedly ask congress for supplementals, or porking up bills with spending done outside the budget then we may see some movement in the right direction.
You raise a valid point. I have no issue at all with gutting spending, no problem at all. Cut it down to nothing. Start with the biggest spending and go down the list.
But let's look at DeMint's statements for what they are. Nothing more than rhetoric.
1% of spending is on pork.
FactCheck.org: What percentage of the national spending is pork?
The problem I have with DeMint's promise is there is no way to actually do what he claims. None.