(Community Matters) Interesting reader response below on my posting about Sacrifice
If you were a Republican Party operative, you would want a period of sacrifice while the Democrats are in power so that when the Republicans come back they can be Santa Claus again.
I used to worry about deficits. By the late 90s the government finally got its act together and balanced the budget. I thought we were back on track for long-term prosperity. Then what happened? We got horrible tax policies in Bush’s first term that essentially functioned as a raid on the treasury by the wealthy. Gone was that fiscal discipline we had strived for. What’s the point of sacrifice if it’s just a prelude to tax cuts for the rich? I felt betrayed. I’m not falling for that line again.
The domestic policies in Bush’s first term were what turned me against the Republicans. Now I say: run up the deficits. Live for today. Let’s put off the sacrifices until the Republicans return to power in a few years.
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