If we got all the liberals off of welfare could we balance the budget?

Question

But then who would vote for the Democrats?

Answer 1

No. We would also have to have the Dem supporters kick their habit of abusing government financed healthcare. We could easily find $300 billion in savings if we try.

Answer 2

You do realize that before Bush started his first term, there was a budget surplus. If I remember correctly, it was over $200B prior to his inauguration.

Now it's at record levels, and his main promise from the unveiling of this year's budget is to have a surplus again in 2012, which would be 4 years after he leaves office.

Can we actually hold him accountable if this does not occur, or is he just hedging his bets, realizing that a Democrat will win in 2008, based upon the results of the last election. The last Democrat erased the deficit, the next one should as well.

Bush promising a surplus by 2012 is like someone promising that the sun will rise tomorrow. They don't have a direct effect on the event, but it's a good guess it may happen.

Answer 3

Well, we could use Bush's plan. Let's see, we could first decrease Medicaid and Medicare benefits over the next 4 years. With all the baby boomers getting ready to retire, who needs it.

Then we could tell all the farmers, "Hey go grow something else because your not getting any more subsidies or tax breaks."

Then, since we have cut their throats, we could include $170 billion dollars for 2008 (90% of that going to Iraq) for "The war on terror." Maybe Congress will also allow for additional $100 billion for the following year for the same reason.

We could continue to give tax breaks to major corporations because they are doing so much to help with the cost of living in America. With all the parties Kozlowski threw with his hundreds of millions, he supplied a lot of catering jobs. Wait a minute, he threw that party out of the country. Well, at least they generate jobs in America. Nope, again, jobs keep getting outsourced. Oh well, I'm sure they will at least give some money back to the Republican National Committee.

You see, there are plenty of ways to balance the budget. You just have to know how to manage the money and what your priorities are. Something this President has never had to worry about since he's basically never had to work a hard day in his life.

Answer 4

What a stupid idiot. Liberals are too busy working for a living to be on welfare. Besides, there are infinitely more Republicans on welfare, seeing as how Republican owned businesses moved, in a traitorous manner, to other countries and laid off their loyal Republican employees. Also, our present administration and past Republican administrations espouse corporate deregulation, and corporate welfare. The amount of taxpayer's money given in this manner to their corporate "buddies" makes the money given to regular Republican receiving welfare recipients seem like miniscule peanuts in comparison. Anyway, how do you know the political persuasion of people on welfare? Bottom line: just because you're stupid, does'nt mean other people are as well.

Answer 5

I've never been on welfare, nor have I ever taken unemployment payments, unlike a great many of my conservative friends during the dot-com bust.

The budget *was* balanced--under Clinton.

What we need to balance the budget is to stop spending money we don't have on a war we shouldn't be in.

Answer 6

If you want to balance the budget, you'll need to get all the corporations off of welfare, starting with Halliburton.

Answer 7

Yes the Democrats use your money to buy votes it's that simple

Answer 8

if we devoted more space to asking interesting and intriguing question's on here vs.liberal/consertive bashing.would people be smarter?

Answer 9

not only balance...but bring in a surplus...welfare...social security...and any other hand me outs should be outlawed for the government to perform...

Answer 10

You give me even more of a reason to..