I love this question and LOL at many of the answers....
I will simply supply some facts about Hillary and spending.
The smart azz reply is generally Bush spends a lot on war... to which I say, THANK GOD!
I am terrified, yes terrified that a Non-Republican which would include Ron Paul will get into office and put the USA in Harms way! I'm a Poet!
Sorry for the long length, blame Hillary!
On The Campaign Trail, Hillary Has Been Wishing For Over $763 Billion In New Spending:
Hillary's Health Care Plan Would Cost $110 Billion Per Year, Multiplied By 4 Years (One White House Term) = $440 Billion. "Clinton's price tag is $110 billion a year, but analysts say her [health care] plan will cost a lot more than that." (Donald Lambro, Op-Ed, "Health Care Nightmare," The Washington Times, 9/24/07)
Hillary Pledged To Create A "$50-Billion Strategic Energy Fund." "As president, Clinton said she would ... Create a $50-billion strategic energy fund to research ways to boost energy efficiency and reduce reliance on fossil fuels." (Beth Fouhy, "Clinton Would Fund Stem Cell Research," The Associated Press, 10/4/07)
Hillary Has Proposed 401(k) For All Americans, Funded In Part By The Government At A Cost Of Up To $25 Billion Per Year, Multiplied By 4 Years = $100 Billion. "Hillary Clinton unveiled her second-biggest proposal of the campaign so far - after health care -- a plan to make 401(k) retirement savings plans available to all Americans. ... Clinton's 'American Retirement Accounts' would cost about $20 to 25 billion each year, Clinton's advisors said yesterday." (Marcella Bombardieri, "Clinton Targeting Middle Class," The Boston Globe, 10/9/07)
Hillary Proposed $1.75 Billion A Year In State Grants For Paid Family Leave And Child Care Programs; Multiplied By 4 Years = $7 Billion. "Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton ... proposed giving $1 billion in grants to states that enact paid family leave laws and said that she would support requiring employers to provide workers seven days' annual paid sick leave. ... Mrs. Clinton also proposed tens of millions of additional dollars for block grants for child care programs. Together, the new proposals that Mrs. Clinton announced ... in New Hampshire would cost $1.75 billion a year." (Patrick Healy, "Clinton Proposes Big Grants For Family Leave," The New York Times, 10/17/07)
Hillary's Baby Bond Proposal Would Give $5,000 To Each Of The 4 Million Babies Born In The U.S. Each Year, Totaling $20 Billion Per Year, Multiplied By 4 Years = $80 Billion. "Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton said ... that every child born in the United States should get a $5,000 'baby bond' from the government ... Approximately 4 million babies are born each year in the United States." (Devlin Barrett, "Clinton: $5,000 For Every U.S. Baby," The Associated Press, 9/28/07)
For Public Transit, Hillary Would Spend $1.5 Billion Per Year, Multiplied By 4 Years = $6 Billion. "[S]he proposed spending $1.5 billion per year for public transit ..." (Christina Bellantoni, "Democrats Can't Afford '08 Promises," The Washington Times, 9/20/07)
Hillary Would Spend $10 Billion On Bridges Over 10 Years, Equal To $1 Billion Per Year; $1 Billion Multiplied By 4 Years = $4 Billion. "After the Minnesota bridge collapse last month, she proposed ... $10 billion over 10 years to redesign and reconstruct ailing bridges." (Christina Bellantoni, "Democrats Can't Afford '08 Promises," The Washington Times, 9/20/07)
Hillary Plans To Spend $1 Billion For At-Risk Mortgage Borrowers. "She has proposed $1 billion to help at-risk mortgage borrowers avoid foreclosure." (Christina Bellantoni, "Democrats Can't Afford '08 Promises," The Washington Times, 9/20/07)
Hillary Would Commit $10 Billion For Education In Developing Countries Over 5 Years, Equal To $2 Billion Per Year; $2 Billion Multiplied By 4 Years = $8 Billion. "[C]linton wants the U.S. government to commit $10 billion over five years to get young children in developing countries into school ..." (Amy Fagan, "Hillary Seeks 'Education For All,'" The Washington Times, 5/2/07)
Hillary Proposed An $8 Billion A Year College Affordability Program; Multiplied By 4 Years = $32 Billion. "And this week she unveiled ... an $8 billion annual college affordability program." (Russell Berman, "Rangel, Clinton To Clash," The New York Sun, 10/12/07)
Hillary Pledged $300 Million For "Second Chance Education." "[C]linton, vowing to 'stop the revolving door from the streets to prison,' pledged to invest $300 million as president into public-private programs for 'second chance education' and reintegrating ex-offenders into communities." (Peter Hecht, "Clinton Vows To Back Programs For 'Second Chance Education,'" Sacramento Bee, 10/1/07)
Hillary Committed $36 Million For School Phys-Ed Programs. "Smaller-ticket items ... [include] $36 million for school physical-education programs." (Christina Bellantoni, "Democrats Can't Afford '08 Promises," The Washington Times, 9/20/07)
Hillary's Universal Pre-K Would Cost $5 Billion The First Year, And Over The Next 5 Years Annual Expenditures Would Increase To $10 Billion, Meaning At A Minimum It Would Cost $5 Billion Per Year Over The First 4 Years; $5 Billion Multiplied By 4 Years = $20 Billion. Hillary Clinton's "Fact Sheet" On Universal Pre-K: "The federal government will allocate $5 billion in the first year to states to establish and administer universal Pre-K. Over the next five years, the federal commitment will increase to $10 billion as states increase their commitment to Pre-K." (Hillary Clinton For President Website, hillaryclinton.com, Accessed 9/28/07)
Hillary Would Increase The Number Of National Science Foundation Fellowships And Increase The Size Of Each Award, At An Annual Cost Of $378 Million; $378 Million Multiplied By 4 Years = Over $1.5 Billion. "Triple the number of NSF fellowships and increase the size of each award by 33 percent. ... It is estimated that this would increase the annual cost of the program from $122 million to $500 million." (Hillary Clinton For President Website, hillaryclinton.com, Accessed 10/10/07)
She Would Double The NIH's Budget Over 10 Years - An Additional $28 Billion, Equal To $2.8 Billion Per Year; $2.8 Billion Multiplied By 4 Years = $11.2 Billion. "At a recent cancer forum, Mrs. Clinton said she would 'double' the National Institute of Health's $28 billion budget ... over 10 years." (Christina Bellantoni, "Democrats Can't Afford '08 Promises," The Washington Times, 9/20/07)
And Would Double The National Cancer Institute's Budget Over 10 Years - An Additional $5 Billion, Equal To $500 Million Per Year; $500 Million Multiplied By 4 Years = $2 Billion. "At a recent cancer forum, Mrs. Clinton said she would 'double' ... the National Cancer Institute's nearly $5 billion budget over 10 years." (Christina Bellantoni, "Democrats Can't Afford '08 Promises," The Washington Times, 9/20/07)
Guess Who's Paying For The Birthday Wishes?
Hillary On Taxes: "We're Going To Take Things Away From You On Behalf Of The Common Good." (Beth Fouhy, "San Francisco Rolls Out The Red Carpet For The Clintons," The Associated Press, 6/29/04)
Hillary Plans To Pay For Her Health Care Plan In Part By Ending Tax Cuts For Those Earning Over $250,000. "Aides said Clinton will propose several specific measures to pay for her plan, including an end to some of the Bush-era tax cuts for people making more than $250,000 per year." (Beth Fouhy, "Clinton To Offer Health Care Plan," The Associated Press, 9/17/07)
And She Would Look To Raise Corporate Tax Rates. "Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton said ... she might seek to scrap certain corporate tax breaks and subject CEO pay to public scrutiny if elected president in November 2008." (Brian Early, "Clinton Proposes Cutting Corporate Tax Breaks," Reuters, 5/29/07)
Hillary Is Considering Raising The Social Security Tax Cap On Income. "The Democratic presidential contender told an Iowa voter she would be willing to consider an idea that her Democratic rival John Edwards has been promoting--raising Social Security taxes on high-income earners. ... She told him she didn't want to put an additional tax burden on the middle class but would con sider a 'gap,' with no Social Security taxes on income from $97,500 to around $200,000. Anything above that could be taxed." (Nedra Pickler, "Clinton Weighs Social Security Tax 'Gap,'" The Associated Press, 10/11/07)
2007-10-27 08:22:30
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