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5. The job of the government during a rescission IS to spend money.

Reply to el_bryanto (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 12, 2013, 09:20 AM

Mar 2013

That money is what gets the economy going again. The government currently is NOT spending money the way they should, citing a lack of revenue cause by the recession they are prolonging by baling out big money banks and Wall Street, instead of the local banks and Main Street.
But somehow they can cut taxes and still have plenty of money for war and war toys.

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We don't have a deficit problem, we have a security state & revenue problem. nt [View all] grahamhgreen Mar 2013 OP

No, we definitely have a deficit problem. Gravitycollapse Mar 2013 #1

And the solution is collecting revenue... JoeBlowToo Mar 2013 #2

Beyond what the other poster has said el_bryanto Mar 2013 #3

Exactly. drm604 Mar 2013 #4

The job of the government during a rescission IS to spend money. RC Mar 2013 #5

That's the way the R's would frame it. Truth is increasing revenues end the deficit. grahamhgreen Mar 2013 #6