Congressional Republicans Balk at Obama’s Budget, Sight Unseen
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I'd love to ask him for details about his plans.
I don't mind grumpy. Plenty to be grumpy about that should be generating aggressive efforts to make things better. One of those used to be restrictions on gay rights. That's improved, but there are many more issues to deal with.
Please tell me this isn't an "I've got mine" perspective.
Yes. If I was playing Deal or No Deal (that find the suitcase with the million bucks game show) and I had the status quo in hand, I would walk away. I think I'm sitting on $750k at least now.
Its a "I don't think he's very pleasant and likable" perspective. What you are talking about isn't his likability, but his policy positions. I don't like conversing with grumpy people. I'm not talking about politics.
OK.
One person's "grumpy" is another's "sticking to the important issues." I'll put up with grumpy for good ideas and sincerity.
If you are having to put up with it, it follows its not a likable personality trait, correct?
Actually revenues for the government are projected to be at an all time high.......highest in history. We don't have a revenue problem............we have a ___________________ ( fill in the blank, any one with a brain. )
Why do you think this is a good point? The number of people are at an all time high too ...... highest in history. Every year the government needs more money than the year before just to maintain, because we are a growing nation. Thats a good thing.
Well, I like grumpy cat. And I can be grumpy. So maybe not exactly likable, but not necessarily bad.
The government (non-military) is growing at an all time high, that is NOT a good thing.
That's not at all clear. About a third of the federal budget is welfare for old people. We have a growing pool of old people. So a growing federal government is just a natural symptom of having larger numbers of people make it to age 65. How do you want to correct that circumstance?
I'm most intrigued by the fuel tax. Not exactly a carbon tax, but similar enough and easier to understand. Low enough to be easy to absorb at current low oil prices.
For all we know, gas could cost $5 per gallon by July.
The current market price is not an excuse to slip a tax in there.
But keep those Redskins living on the government plantations.....er, I mean reservations.
Well, the Dems LITERALLY locked the Republicans out of Obamacare talks.......so there's that.
Excuse, no. Opportunity, yes.
I suggested we phase in something like this as the price began dropping. But, as usual, I was making too much sense.
Index the tax to the price so it falls when prices rise, and you might have something halfway palatable (but it'll still stink like Limburger cheese)
Yes, I think that sort of shock absorber function makes sense. I'd lower it at a slower rate - because the goal is to get the market to price in damage to the environment - but some give-back to cushion the economy is a good idea.
Of course those hundreds of amendments submitted and, in many cases, approved don't count?
Hey now, don't try to dispute wingnut mythology with facts! It's an effort in futility!
Again a regulation put in place by legislators who insist that we have checks and balances in all expenditures of government funds.
The Board of Accounts in my state (who audits the governmental entity I work for) has been directed to require multiple layers of approval for all purchasing and segregated duties for all handling of money.
The regulations call for the following to deposit funds: (in an ideal situation)
1 person to open mail and enter all revenue in a ledger.
1 person to use ledger to fill out deposit ticket
1 person to deposit at bank
1 person to enter in to the accounting system
1 person to reconcile bank statement
1 person to review and certify reconciliation
We squeeze past the audit using 3 people but always get an audit note that we are not in full compliance.
Ordering office supplies is a similar process.
That is not the way I (as lead fiscal officer) want to any of this, but my hands are tied by elected officials sitting in the state house who have never operated at my level.
