conservative. His premise was that Republicans made a mistake by not allowing the Bush Tax Cuts to expire...which would have shown people, in the most irrefutable way possible, just how much 'big government' costs them. According to him, and this may be hyperbole,
the increased taxes on the top 2% will cover just three weeks of government spending. He said Obama won reelection because people were voting for 'big government' without having to pay for it. I hate to admit it, but I think he has a point. We have the EITC protecting the poorest from increased taxes, so just 53% of the nation is actually footing the bill for the federal government. There are not many people on DU who support the tax cuts expiring for everyone....
Aren't you a profligate spender if you spend money you don't have? Past generations of Democrats accepted higher taxes to pay for the things they wanted government to provide. Today, no one seems to think 'they' should have to pay.