Question for those on the left

[Redfish]

Where does the government get its money?

 

[Redfish]

Hmmmm, so not one of you can answer the question. Not surprising.

 

[RDD_1210]

Taxes

Go ahead and make your deeply insightful point now.

 

[Redfish]

Taxes

Go ahead and make your deeply insightful point now.

Who pays taxes?

and where does the rest come from----------taxes only provide 60% of government spending.

 

[RDD_1210]

Taxes

Go ahead and make your deeply insightful point now.

Who pays taxes?

and where does the rest come from----------taxes only provide 60% of government spending.

People and business pay them.

When is your point coming? Can we cut to the chase.

 

[Bush92]

Comes from the hard working American public. But this is where the left want's it to go...
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[NYcarbineer]

Where does the government get its money?

From the consent of the governed.

 

[Redfish]

Where does the government get its money?

From the consent of the governed.

When were asked to consent to borrowing 40 cents of every dollar spent by the government? when did we consent to a 17 trillion dollar national debt? When did we consent to zero federal income taxes for half of our citizens? When did we consent to ignoring our immigration laws?

 

[jon_berzerk]

Where does the government get its money?

taxes and as of late

a printing press

 

[LadyGunSlinger]

Where does the government get its money?

From the consent of the governed.

Liar. Obamacare is a tax. NOT one republican or Conservative gave any type of consent.. NOT ONE.

 

[Redfish]

Taxes

Go ahead and make your deeply insightful point now.

Who pays taxes?

and where does the rest come from----------taxes only provide 60% of government spending.

People and business pay them.

When is your point coming? Can we cut to the chase.

OK, here's the point------------ready?

governments have only 3 sources of money

1. tax collections
2. borrowing
3. printing

our government has been doing all three and the results are: 1. 17 trillion in debt 2. inflation in food and energy prices 3. a weak dollar internationally.

If this continues our nation is headed for bankruptcy and chaos. Liberalism by both parties got us in this mess, coupled with legalized bribery of congress by lobbyists.

The fixes are difficult but possible:
1. a balanced budget amendment with some real teeth
2. term limits for congress

 

[Redfish]

Where does the government get its money?

taxes and as of late

a printing press

you forgot borrowing

 

[Mr Natural]

Where does the government get its money?

From the consent of the governed.

When were asked to consent to borrowing 40 cents of every dollar spent by the government? when did we consent to a 17 trillion dollar national debt? When did we consent to zero federal income taxes for half of our citizens? When did we consent to ignoring our immigration laws?

When we elected people whose sole motivation in life is to get reelected.

 

[LadyGunSlinger]

Who pays taxes?

and where does the rest come from----------taxes only provide 60% of government spending.

People and business pay them.

When is your point coming? Can we cut to the chase.

OK, here's the point------------ready?

governments have only 3 sources of money

1. tax collections
2. borrowing
3. printing

our government has been doing all three and the results are: 1. 17 trillion in debt 2. inflation in food and energy prices 3. a weak dollar internationally.

If this continues our nation is headed for bankruptcy and chaos. Liberalism by both parties got us in this mess, coupled with legalized bribery of congress by lobbyists.

The fixes are difficult but possible:
1. a balanced budget amendment with some real teeth
2. term limits for congress

I've been saying that for a long time. For some stupid reason a lot of Conservatives here do not support term limits..

 

[Redfish]

From the consent of the governed.

When were asked to consent to borrowing 40 cents of every dollar spent by the government? when did we consent to a 17 trillion dollar national debt? When did we consent to zero federal income taxes for half of our citizens? When did we consent to ignoring our immigration laws?

When we elected people whose sole motivation in life is to get reelected.

yep, being in congress was not intended to be a lifetime career. It should be a short time sacrifice for your country, then you go back to your real job.

 

[Redfish]

People and business pay them.

When is your point coming? Can we cut to the chase.

OK, here's the point------------ready?

governments have only 3 sources of money

1. tax collections
2. borrowing
3. printing

our government has been doing all three and the results are: 1. 17 trillion in debt 2. inflation in food and energy prices 3. a weak dollar internationally.

If this continues our nation is headed for bankruptcy and chaos. Liberalism by both parties got us in this mess, coupled with legalized bribery of congress by lobbyists.

The fixes are difficult but possible:
1. a balanced budget amendment with some real teeth
2. term limits for congress

I've been saying that for a long time. For some stupid reason a lot of Conservatives here do not support term limits..

I think some of them fear losing "their guy". Said another way, they don't want to cut off the pork.

 

[HereWeGoAgain]

Thats what kills me about liberals. At some point any thinking person will turn on a crooked government,even if it's their own party.
Yet here we have a president who has been inept at best and criminal at worst...yet they still follow him.
When does it become about country liberals?

 

[jon_berzerk]

Where does the government get its money?

taxes and as of late

a printing press

you forgot borrowing

i didnt forget i thought it was assumed

 

[occupied]

Thats what kills me about liberals. At some point any thinking person will turn on a crooked government,even if it's their own party.
Yet here we have a president who has been inept at best and criminal at worst...yet they still follow him.
When does it become about country liberals?

When does it stop being all about hating the president? You people have put Obama's face on everything you find bad about the government and actually seem to think simply getting him out of office will solve all kinds of problems. There is only one problem that will be solved, your horror of a black man in the oval office. Wait, you say you are not racist like that? Then zero problems will be solved with his eventual departure.

 

[Mr Natural]

When were asked to consent to borrowing 40 cents of every dollar spent by the government? when did we consent to a 17 trillion dollar national debt? When did we consent to zero federal income taxes for half of our citizens? When did we consent to ignoring our immigration laws?

When we elected people whose sole motivation in life is to get reelected.

yep, being in congress was not intended to be a lifetime career. It should be a short time sacrifice for your country, then you go back to your real job.

Yeah, that's some "sacrifice" they make.