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Why worry about the deficit? Why not just apply some more 'supply-side' theory as the Republicans did during the entire George W. Bush 'Reign of Error?'
Let's not forget the four pillars of supply-side theory.
1.) Tax cuts increase revenue.
2.) Deficits do not matter.
3.) The more debt there is, the more opportunities there are for tax cuts in the future.
4.) Every program that the federal government creates or expands presents yet another opportunity for a tax cut.
I suggest people read Alan Greenspan's book 'Age of Turbulence' where he says that in 2001 the USA had 'budget surpluses as far as the eye can see.'
Mitt Romney shared a remarkable story at a campaign rally in Iowa today, his voice wavering and cracking slightly as he described the tragic death of a former Navy SEAL he'd met years earlier. The young man was from Massachusetts; he died in Benghazi during the September 11 terrorist attack against the American consulate that claimed the life of US Ambassador Chris Stevens. Here is Mitt's stirring and moving tribute:
Romney...
The American public has learned that the Republican Medicare Prescription is free, the Republican social engineering project in Iraq is free and the Republican nation building project in Afghanistan is free. It's just easier to roll a stone downhill than uphill. Capiche?