Again, Do You think it fiscally responsible to start two wars and give the country a tax break ? Can you answer that simple question?It's Obama's math skills that suck.
We have war(s) going on right now (if you wanna play the war game).
Do you think it smart that we at least raise taxes to pay for them. Forget who is in office. If it was stupid for Bush to cut taxes in time of war then it is really smart of Obama to ask to raise taxes in time of war? That makes sense to me because I thought it was stupid to cut taxes and start war(s).
Is that concept to hard for you to understand? We need to raise taxes to pay for these war(s). Really simple. Do you agree with that principal or not?
If you think we should withdraw, fine. I agree with you there. I never wanted to start the things in the first place but I am not stupid enough to think it a good idea to start war(s) and cut taxes and then bitch about the deficit.
That shows a complete lack of basic math skills. Originally Posted by WTF
In his first two years in office, President Barack Obama will increase annual federal welfare spending by one third from $522 billion to $697 billion. The combined two-year increase will equal almost $263 billion ($88.2 billion in FY 2009 plus $174.6 billion in FY 2010). After adjusting for inflation, this increase is two and a half times greater than any previous increase in federal welfare spending in U.S. history. As a share of the economy, annual federal welfare spending will rise by roughly 1.2 percent of GDP.
Under President Obama, government will spend more on welfare in a single year than President George W. Bush spent on the war in Iraq during his entire presidency. According to the Congressional Research Service, the cost of the Iraq war through the end of the Bush Administration was around $622 billion. By contrast, annual federal and state means-tested welfare spending will reach $888 billion in FY 2010. Federal welfare spending alone will equal $697 billion in that year.
While campaigning for the presidency, Obama lamented that “the war in Iraq is costing each household about $100 per month.” Applying the same standard to means-tested welfare spending reveals that welfare will cost each household $560 per month in 2009 and $638 per month in 2010.
Rector, Robert, Katherine Bradley, and Rachel Sheffield. “Obama to Spend $10.3 Trillion on Welfare: Uncovering the Full Cost of Means-Tested Welfare or Aid to the Poor.” Heritage Special Report SR-67. 16 September 2009.