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vonnie asked in News & EventsCurrent Events · 10 years ago

Who is the blame for the deficit and do you feel the republican party is trying to usher in A NEW WORLD ORDER?

Question: The federal government has run through its ability to borrow money and soon will run out of cash to pay its bills. How did the government get into this problem?

Answer: As recently as the final years of the Clinton administration, the federal government was running a sizable budget surplus, and the national debt was declining relative to the size of the U.S. economy. Then several things happened: Under President George W. Bush, Congress enacted two big tax cuts, in 2001 and 2003, which cut federal revenues. Under Bush, the country also adopted an expensive new prescription drug plan for senior citizens and pursued wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, all of which raised the government’s expenses. The combination led to increasing deficits and, as the government borrowed money to cover those deficits, a rapid increase in the national debt. Then came the recession, which cut tax revenues further and pushed up expenses even more for things like unemployment insurance and President Obama’s economic stimulus plan. Now, the debt has hit the statutory limit of $14.3 trillion. LA Times July 28

Schwarzenegger did exactly the same thing...made huge cuts--reducing tax revenues for the state, but did not stop SPENDING...the state of CA is really suffering...my revenue doesn't come from the government directly, but the company I work for has a government contract...this contract led to them adding 150 more employees,..so if the gov't defaults...will my landlord understand why i can't pay the rent?

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  • ?
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    10 years ago
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    The current economic system in the world must fail and all in the world must go into nearly unbearable hardship so that the anti-Christ can be revealed. He will come on stage a appear to be the answer for all mankind coming up with a new world order and means of trading by use of a certain mark that all people must have to survive. We are all witnessing the beginning of the transition from multiple currencies in the world to a world that will be forced to have on in order to survive.

    Source(s): The Holy Bible. Books of Daniel and Revelation.
  • Government has become used to spending beyond its means, and to push the payments off into the future. this has been going on for roughly 60 years. There is a limit to how long you can do this, how big the debt can get, before things start to backfire on you. We are at that point now.

    If you cannot pay the rent your landlord will throw you out because he needs the money too.

    Source(s): . Gork
  • 10 years ago

    There was never a balanced budget during the Clinton administration, much less a budget surplus. You people really need to stop repeating this lie, it just makes you look foolish. US debt increased each and every year Clinton was in office.

  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Obama is to blame for the deficit.

    Globalists are behind the NWO.

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  • Anonymous
    10 years ago

    Not a question. A rant. Legalize marijuana for $$$..

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