So check the figures, rather than just regurgitate ideology – the deficit grew hugely under George Dubya, and that growth accounts for over 70% of the current total deficit – The thing for you hawks is that deficit was due to wars that you like – so you don’t never kvetched about it. Besides, George Dubya was your boy; sort of like how so many Yidden gave Netanyahu a virtual free pass on conduct that you guys retched over when it came to Clinton. So much for principle.

I note also that the proposal to eliminate the Bush tax cuts ranks 11 out of 11 in CBO rankings of measures proposed to help the economy.

The military budget needs to be reformed, social security should be cut for people with higher assets, and more help should go to struggling middle class families as opposed to many poor who do not even seek employment (the ones who do work or try to find work should ge help) i.e. food stamps, medicaid, section 8 etc.

its clear that unless military, Social security, medicaid, medicare, and public pensions are not reformed soon this country is in serious fiscal trouble.

There is no point in getting into a back and forth with you as you change the FACTS to support your extreme love for Obama and all things far left in this country.

So how is that hopey changy thingy going for you???

You say you want to cut entitlement programs. One of e biggest entitlement program is the mortgage interest tax deduction. How much do you want to cut it? Most other countries don’t have such a deduction at all; would you elminiate it entirely? Canada has no such deduction but their homeownership rate is essentially the same as that of the US — and Canadians on average have more equity in their homes.

Bankruptcy laws were not designed for companies that are so large that their failure would bring down the entire economy.

#6,

Obama is not a socialist. When he came into office, the government owned most of the financial services sector because of the TARP bailout, which was forced through Congress by Bush. Under Obama the government is slowly divesting itself of these assets (such as they are). If he were a real socialist he would have replaced the boards of Chase, Citi, BofA, AIG, etc. Maybe he should have.

extend them for a year, then if the economy is stronger it is time to raise taxes for everyone, to raise the retirement age, and to start cutting entitlement programs.

You keep showing us that liberalism doesn’t require brains because the thing you keep missing is how your Obama has spent & spent & spent A spent. The fact is if you were concerned about the deficit you would be ‘shraying chai v’kayum ‘ about the way Obama is wasting money.

I would also hate to interrupt your unconditional love of Obama & his socialism with facts but tax cuts bring in more money to the govt because people are spending money. Whenever taxes are raised, people stop spending. This is a fact!!

Finally if the two of you want to pay higher taxes, I would suggest you write out a big fat check & make it payable to Uncle Sam. Or are you only happy when its yenim’s gelt?