Last Sunday on CNN's "State of
the Union" in a segment regarding the nation's budget and the national
debt representative Nancy Pelosi said “Put everything on the table,
review it...But you cannot have any more cuts just for the sake of
cuts.” It is truly unbelievable the things she says. Her progressivism
and absolute faith that big government as good, all knowing, just,
kind, benevolent, etc. blinds her to truth and reality. She actually
believes that the government wisely spends every penny of our tax
dollars and would never do anything to hurt businesses, the nation's
economy or the public. She and her progressive friends, therefore,
truly believe we as a nation cannot cut one penny from the budget, that
endlessly raising the debt ceiling is absolutely necessary. To them it
matters not that we borrow over 40% of what the government now
spends. How to pay it back never enters their conciousness.
Progressives believe they have access to an endless supply of taxpayer
and borrowed money to mete out all the goodies a benevolent government
can dispense.
This article reflects how far Representative Pelosi and her progressive friends are out of touch with reality. http://redalertpolitics.com/2013/09/22/nancy-pelosi-on-spending-no-more-cuts-to-make/
Just one quote demonstrates how she thinks. "When challenged by
Crowley on whether or not the legislation was intended to prevent
Obamacare from hurting businesses, Pelosi dismissed that claim, calling
it 'an excuse...'It is an excuse, it is not a reason,' Pelosi said. 'Now
for the 42nd time, this week, they voted to defund one approach or
another, defund the Affordable Care Act.'" Nowhere does she acknowledge
both the rising costs of the program for American taxpayers nor the
myriad of problems which suggest it will be a total disaster. It is not
possible for a bill they wrote and "forced" through Congress to be
flawed in any way. Government is good, government can do no wrong,
government can spend and borrow money endlessly without any harm to
anyone. Government is all knowing and all supreme. Almighty government
officials can pass laws they don't even read without any possibility of
negative consequences. That's her view along with her fellow
progressives.
In addition to the last
paragraphs of the above link, here are a few more links that reflect
reality, not Pelosi's progressive "pixy dust" fantasies.
1. Not only does government
waste countless millions of our tax dollars every year it loses a bunch
to various means by fraud and abuse. http://www.humanevents.com/2013/09/26/irs-loses-67-million-out-of-billion-dollar-obamacare-slush-fund/
3. And surely we should have no concern whatever about government sponsored loans/gifts to "favored" industrial interests that end up in the loss of billions of taxpayer dollars. http://www.moneynews.com/Economy/General-Motors-Government-Stock-GM-shares/2013/09/26/id/527824?ns_mail_uid=38419335&ns_mail_job=1539449_09272013&promo_code=1503B-1
4. And what do these wonderful progressives think about anyone who opposes them as a matter of principle? As the linked case illustrates, those that believe our national debt is getting well out of hand are given the "respect" they are due. It is the way all progressives, including the President, Harry Reid and Nancy Pelosi, treat those who differ with them. This specific example comes from the White House. It should be noted that although issued by a presidential spokesman, they are words he sanctioned since he has either used them or similar ones many times. http://www.businessinsider.com/debt-ceiling-republicans-obama-terrorist-hostage-deadline-2013-9
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