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The GOP has never figured out that sending jobs to China increases the deficit. They may be new jobs, but they aren't new jobs here. In fact, they don't even understand why closing over 40,000 factories under Bush was such a big deal.Conservatism is easy to mock, just as has been done here.
There's only two ways to balance a budget this far out of kilter.U.S. NATIONAL DEBT CLOCK
The Outstanding Public Debt as of 05 Aug 2015 at 07:51:09 PM GMT is:
$ 1 8 , 1 5 5 , 1 3 2 , 0 0 8 , 1 6 2 . 6 3
The estimated population of the United States is 321,120,903
so each citizen's share of this debt is $56,536.75.
http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/
a) Increase revenues (raise taxes)
b) Cut spending.
I know of no third way.
So this thread criticizes Obama for being fiscally conservative, sacrificing a tad of U.S. national pride, and saving $Billions in the process.
That may not be a formula you like. That's fine.
But let's tell it like it is. It is fiscal conservatism. And we fiscal conservatives appreciate Obama for it.