Faux News Has Tricked People Into Thinking Obama Is A Big Spender

[Liability]

The annual $1.3 Trillion deficits just don't exist.

Oh, has Obama ever passed a budget?

Obama only proposes budgets. Congress debates and approves/rejects all budgets. They always have.
And since the majority is Republican, you can guess where to shift the blame.

The majority of the HOUSE is Republican. The Dims control the Senate. So I guess your guess is dishonest and piss poor.

 

[nitroz]

Republicans Confused About Government Spending - Business Insider

When I recently posted an analytical news story, “The Claim that Barack Obama Is a Big Spender Is a Big Lie,” numerous conservatives countered by citing commentaries from conservative News sources, such as Eric Bolling of Fox News, and an editorial in Investor’s Business Daily.

Those commentaries featured headlines designed to attract conservatives, such as “Stop the Madness – the Truth about Obama and Our National Debt,” and “CBO Refutes Obama’s Slippery Spending Claims.” All of these commentaries equated deficits with spending, implying that the two are the same.

However, deficits and spending are very different from each other, and this will be seen with particular clarity if you will click on the well-documented Wikipedia article “History of the United States Public Debt,” at the end of which is an informative one-page table titled “Federal spending, federal debt, and GDP.” This table is the clearest summary of the U.S. fiscal situation for each year from 1977 to the latest that I have seen anywhere.

If you will look there at the latest reported year, 2010, you will see that the “Adjusted” “Federal Spending” declined 2.4% in that latest year, but that the “Federal Debt” soared by 12.5% in that year, which rise was unprecedented except for Ronald Reagan’s 15% in 1983, 12.3% in 1985, and 13.9% in 1986. By contrast, for example, the Federal Debt declined in Bill Clinton’s last year, 2000, when federal spending actually went up by 2.5%. (The largest annual increase in spending, incidentally, was Ronald Reagan’s 1985 figure, 7.4%.)

Why is there this enormous discrepancy between spending and deficit, such that they can even go in opposite directions? The reason is that deficits result not just from too much money going out (“big spending”), but from not enough money coming in (too little in taxes). Republican propaganda-vehicles (such as Fox News and IBD) hide this reality, and pretend that deficits result directly from “too much spending.” They do this so as to fool conservative voters into thinking that the fiscal problem is not too little in taxes but too much in spending. This deceit of the public enables these propaganda-vehicles and their very wealthy owners (their ultimate bosses) to block Obama from getting his proposed tax-hikes on $250,000+ annual earners (the top 2%) passed in Congress. It’s a self-interested deceit of the public by those owners.

All of this is acknowledged in policy-circles that are not themselves thoroughly corrupted by big money, but our craven News media have not pointed it out to their publics, because they don’t want to seem “partisan,” even if the facts in this matter are entirely “partisan.” Thus, this crucial reality, of the difference between federal spending and federal deficits, remains effectively hidden from the general public. (Of course, the News media on the political right are just propagandists, and so they don’t merely hide the difference; they actively pump the Republican lie on this, saying that more spending equals more deficits; they’re not passive about this lie at all.)

Read more: Republicans Confused About Government Spending - Business Insider

Faux News Has Tricked People Into Thinking Obama Is A Big Spender

His record high spending and record deficits creating our record debt has nothing to do with Fox News.

this,

Why is there this enormous discrepancy between spending and deficit, such that they can even go in opposite directions? The reason is that deficits result not just from too much money going out (“big spending”),but from not enough money coming in (too little in taxes).

Another person thinks federal income (via tax) is endless. I guess the OP disagrees with my sig line.

I'm for EVERYONE paying their fair share of taxes. Make it a flat tax rate and we'll see that deficit decrease quite a bit. Now to make the upper class cough up the dough.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

The annual $1.3 Trillion deficits just don't exist.

Oh, has Obama ever passed a budget?

Obama only proposes budgets. Congress debates and approves/rejects all budgets. They always have.
And since the majority is Republican, you can guess where to shift the blame.

Obama was President

Pelosi was Speaker

Reid was majority leader

And your guys never passed a budget

And you're a Lying motherfucker

 

[nitroz]

The annual $1.3 Trillion deficits just don't exist.

Oh, has Obama ever passed a budget?

Obama only proposes budgets. Congress debates and approves/rejects all budgets. They always have.
And since the majority is Republican, you can guess where to shift the blame.

The majority of the HOUSE is Republican. The Dims control the Senate. So I guess your guess is dishonest and piss poor.

Ah, I see. My mistake.
Even if it is the Democrats fault, Obama is not responsible for the spending since Congress approves/rejects the budgets. Necessary modification's are made to have the budget approved, which isn't Obama's fault.

And though the blame can fall under the Dems, what about the income?
Who are responsible for the tax breaks for the wealthy?

 

[nitroz]

The annual $1.3 Trillion deficits just don't exist.

Oh, has Obama ever passed a budget?

Obama only proposes budgets. Congress debates and approves/rejects all budgets. They always have.
And since the majority is Republican, you can guess where to shift the blame.

Obama was President

Pelosi was Speaker

Reid was majority leader

And your guys never passed a budget

And you're a Lying motherfucker

That's Sir. Motherfucker to you.

 

[Liability]

Obama only proposes budgets. Congress debates and approves/rejects all budgets. They always have.
And since the majority is Republican, you can guess where to shift the blame.

Obama was President

Pelosi was Speaker

Reid was majority leader

And your guys never passed a budget

And you're a Lying motherfucker

That's Sir. Motherfucker to you.

No. You're JUST another old ordinary motherfucker, motherfucker.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

Reagan got budgets passed with Dems in Congress, why is Obama such a fuck up?

 

[Liability]

Reagan got budgets passed with Dems in Congress, why is Obama such a fuck up?

They used to say that Nixon is the one.

Now, it's President Obama who's the one.

He's the one who cannot get it done.

EXCEPT, of course, when we include outright bribery and deception.

 

[nitroz]

Obama was President

Pelosi was Speaker

Reid was majority leader

And your guys never passed a budget

And you're a Lying motherfucker

That's Sir. Motherfucker to you.

No. You're JUST another old ordinary motherfucker, motherfucker.

 

[Black_Label]

All fox does is lies, and their obedient sheep lap it up.

 

[Stephanie]

omg with the titles..and anyone want to GUESS how many time this has already been POSTED

 

[CrusaderFrank]

All fox does is lies, and their obedient sheep lap it up.

Speaker Pelosi + Majority Lead Reid + POTUS Obama = no budget + $1.3 Trillion deficit

 

[Sallow]

Republicans Confused About Government Spending - Business Insider

When I recently posted an analytical news story, “The Claim that Barack Obama Is a Big Spender Is a Big Lie,” numerous conservatives countered by citing commentaries from conservative News sources, such as Eric Bolling of Fox News, and an editorial in Investor’s Business Daily.

Those commentaries featured headlines designed to attract conservatives, such as “Stop the Madness – the Truth about Obama and Our National Debt,” and “CBO Refutes Obama’s Slippery Spending Claims.” All of these commentaries equated deficits with spending, implying that the two are the same.

However, deficits and spending are very different from each other, and this will be seen with particular clarity if you will click on the well-documented Wikipedia article “History of the United States Public Debt,” at the end of which is an informative one-page table titled “Federal spending, federal debt, and GDP.” This table is the clearest summary of the U.S. fiscal situation for each year from 1977 to the latest that I have seen anywhere.

If you will look there at the latest reported year, 2010, you will see that the “Adjusted” “Federal Spending” declined 2.4% in that latest year, but that the “Federal Debt” soared by 12.5% in that year, which rise was unprecedented except for Ronald Reagan’s 15% in 1983, 12.3% in 1985, and 13.9% in 1986. By contrast, for example, the Federal Debt declined in Bill Clinton’s last year, 2000, when federal spending actually went up by 2.5%. (The largest annual increase in spending, incidentally, was Ronald Reagan’s 1985 figure, 7.4%.)

Why is there this enormous discrepancy between spending and deficit, such that they can even go in opposite directions? The reason is that deficits result not just from too much money going out (“big spending”), but from not enough money coming in (too little in taxes). Republican propaganda-vehicles (such as Fox News and IBD) hide this reality, and pretend that deficits result directly from “too much spending.” They do this so as to fool conservative voters into thinking that the fiscal problem is not too little in taxes but too much in spending. This deceit of the public enables these propaganda-vehicles and their very wealthy owners (their ultimate bosses) to block Obama from getting his proposed tax-hikes on $250,000+ annual earners (the top 2%) passed in Congress. It’s a self-interested deceit of the public by those owners.

All of this is acknowledged in policy-circles that are not themselves thoroughly corrupted by big money, but our craven News media have not pointed it out to their publics, because they don’t want to seem “partisan,” even if the facts in this matter are entirely “partisan.” Thus, this crucial reality, of the difference between federal spending and federal deficits, remains effectively hidden from the general public. (Of course, the News media on the political right are just propagandists, and so they don’t merely hide the difference; they actively pump the Republican lie on this, saying that more spending equals more deficits; they’re not passive about this lie at all.)

Read more: Republicans Confused About Government Spending - Business Insider

Faux News Has Tricked People Into Thinking Obama Is A Big Spender

His record high spending and record deficits creating our record debt has nothing to do with Fox News.

this,

Why is there this enormous discrepancy between spending and deficit, such that they can even go in opposite directions? The reason is that deficits result not just from too much money going out (“big spending”),but from not enough money coming in (too little in taxes).

Another person thinks federal income (via tax) is endless. I guess the OP disagrees with my sig line.

The government does spend alot of money.

Over the last 10 years we invaded 2 foreign nations.

That's expensive.

How..exactly..do you propose that gets paid for?

 

[peach174]

All fox does is lies, and their obedient sheep lap it up.

No they don't.
They report on News that the mainstream media deems as unworthy to report to their viewers. Especially news that the mainstream media don't fully report on by the Dem's. They only tell parts of the story. Fox adds the parts that they left out.
The mainstream media hates it.
How dare the people get more information about things.

 

[Black_Label]

All fox does is lies, and their obedient sheep lap it up.

Speaker Pelosi + Majority Lead Reid + POTUS Obama = no budget + $1.3 Trillion deficit

W + GOP Congress = Taking the biggest budget surplus, then tanking the economy creating the biggest deficit in US history, false war, 4,000+ troops dead.

 

[Black_Label]

All fox does is lies, and their obedient sheep lap it up.

No they don't.
They report on News that the mainstream media deems as unworthy to report to their viewers. Especially news that they don't fully report on by the Dem's. They only tell parts of the story. Fox adds the parts that they left out.
The mainstream media hates it.
How dare the people get more information about things.

LOL what a joke! All fox does is distorts stories, puts a hard right spin on everything, and flat out lies.

Hell they even got sued by their own employees because they were forced to report lies.

 

[teapartysamurai]

All fox does is lies, and their obedient sheep lap it up.

No they don't.
They report on News that the mainstream media deems as unworthy to report to their viewers. Especially news that they don't fully report on by the Dem's. They only tell parts of the story. Fox adds the parts that they left out.
The mainstream media hates it.
How dare the people get more information about things.

LOL what a joke! All fox does is distorts stories, puts a hard right spin on everything, and flat out lies.

Hell they even got sued by their own employees because they were forced to report lies.

I don't know who is more stupid, the op or you.

Do you idiots remember the Stimulus? OrStimulus II?

Now some article is going to tell us Fox News "confused" us on this.

That Obama really didn't spend us into oblivion?

Who the hell is going to buy this nonsense?

US Government Total Spending Chart Gallery

And notice the red? How it goes way up?

THAT'S THE PROJECTED SPENDING FOR OBAMACARE!!!!!!!!!

Now spin some more BS libs!

No one buys it!

November is coming you libs.

We aren't confused by anything, and we sure as shooting going to vote!

 

[FJO]

All fox does is lies, and their obedient sheep lap it up.

Speaker Pelosi + Majority Lead Reid + POTUS Obama = no budget + $1.3 Trillion deficit

W + GOP Congress = Taking the biggest budget surplus, then tanking the economy creating the biggest deficit in US history, false war, 4,000+ troops dead.

4,000 dead troops is indeed a tragedy. And the Republican President who sent them to their deaths is, indeed responsible.

Not to be callous or insensitive, but how about the 58,000 dead in a war started by a Democrat philandering tomcat, who was gotten rid of and out of the way by a Texas bully, who cheerfully and happily sent more and more to their deaths into a war which was stopped by a Republican President.

 

[Toddsterpatriot]

Faux News Has Tricked People Into Thinking Obama Is A Big Spender

His record high spending and record deficits creating our record debt has nothing to do with Fox News.

this,

Why is there this enormous discrepancy between spending and deficit, such that they can even go in opposite directions? The reason is that deficits result not just from too much money going out (“big spending”),but from not enough money coming in (too little in taxes).

Another person thinks federal income (via tax) is endless. I guess the OP disagrees with my sig line.

The government does spend alot of money.

Over the last 10 years we invaded 2 foreign nations.

That's expensive.

How..exactly..do you propose that gets paid for?

We should cut spending, deeply, now.