Yep, I don't like the debt run up during any administration -- no doubt about it. That said, I think you're oversimplifying things a lot. As has been said (like maybe a hundred or so times?), Obama was sworn in during the worst economic times since the depression. When tax revenues go down, it's pretty much a given that the debt will go up because government spending historically does not slide up/down to match. Again, if the debt is such a big deal, why weren't you squawking when Bush ran up big debt in a strong economy. Surely you must have had a clue that big deficits in a strong economy would lead to even bigger deficits in a down economy? Obama inherited two wars that also impact the budget significantly. Blah blah blah.
We can both go on and on forever about the past and whine like little school girls, solutions would be a much better use of everyone's energy. Start cutting entitlements, specific ideas about restructuring the tax system (as I've said before, does anyone think it's so perfect that it shouldn't be touched?), etc. I'd love to start hearing more about solutions that take the concerns of both parties and attempt to find middle ground that puts us all in a better place.
Lol -- or maybe we should ask admins to merge every single last budget thread, which would reduce the number of of OT Forum threads by 30-40%.
