I’m done. Consider me ready to be carved up on the Thanksgiving table. Such high hopes. Even Obama couldn’t get a bill like this passed. There is no opposition party any longer. I’m 70 years old. As of today, I no longer give a damn.
I’m not done yet, but greatly disheartened. The republicans want to cut taxes and spend. At least the Democrats will raise taxes and spend. As a fiscal conservative you have to decide which side is going to create less debt, well it’s starting to look like the Democrats would. But wait! Obama took a page from Bush jrs handbook and increased spending and cut taxes too! So now there is no difference between the parties fiscally.
I consider myself a fiscal conservative, but I’m realizing most people who claim to be fiscal conservatives only want to pay less taxes. What I want is the budget balanced and the debt reduced. If it is done by cutting spending or raising revenue (taxes, tariffs, etc.) or a combination of the two I don’t care, just make it happen.