what is wrong with politics if cutting spending is political suicide?

Answer 1

It is not political suicide, people would vote to stop government waste.

Answer 2

Cutting spending is not political suicide. But if politicians chose to cut spending for say, childcare and increase pork spending that should be political suicide.

Answer 3

I don't believe cutting spending is political suicide. Most people of all political stripes find our debt embarrassing, irresponsible and want frivilous spending cut.

I'll bet you can't name the pork barrel federal spending in your district. It didn't benefit you but only a handful of wealthy campaign contributors.

Answer 4

Cutting spending is NOT political suicide in a general election, only in a local election.

To win a local election you have to promise to spend more federal money on the locality while cutting spending nationally.

We get what we deserve.

Answer 5

Its a different way of thinking about things... Some people believe that that way is the right way to do things... Namely very rich people that have never had to save money for anything because they always have it at their fingertips...

If a bunch of previously poor people came into power, there would be no tax breaks for the rich - only for the poor, and the deficit would be paid off, rather than the US owing money to every foreign nation, so much so that if any nation wants to, they could call their loan and then take entire states as compensation for what they are owned - and China could probably ask for and win in court 1/3 of the entire US...

Answer 6

Unfortunately our congress persons are more interested in finding ways they can funnel more government funds into their state, rather than finding ways to send less from their state to the government

Answer 7

What is wrong is that people who benefit from that spending always want someone else's spending cut.

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Answer 8

the voters intelligence