thinkprogress.org — When Palin left office in 2002, Wasilla (population 5,469 in 2000) had ?racked up nearly $20 million in long-term debt,? (up from $3.9 million) or roughly $3,000 of debt per resident. In other words she increased the debt by 500%.
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akasidney86Sep 4, 2008
Typical of hypocritical right wingnuts. Big government is bad unless it's ours. Nation-building is bad unless we do it. Deficit spending is bad unless they're our deficits. And now we see once again the 'forgiveness' trick being played for Bristol Palin. Can you imagine what the right wing would have said about the Obamas if one of their kids did the same thing? Would they have received the same hypocritical forgiveness?
paradexesSep 4, 2008
Fiscal Conservative...she is conservative about saving money...in the backwards talking and rhetoric this could just as easily mean conservative about spending...meaning spending more to save more. The idea is to spend more in order to make sure that the budget is maintained and people are further taxed so that the state can save more...see? Makes total sense....(FYI I have no idea WTF I just wrote up there. If it makes sense to you please explain it to me I just made it up as I went along. It sounds like a FOX news type of thing IMO)
Closed AccountSep 4, 2008
Reagan, Bush Sr., Bush Jr.: they all did that. The only fiscally conservative president of the past decades was Bill Clinton.
joeparanoidSep 4, 2008
Couldn't they simply pay it off with their annual 3 grand from the state?
Closed AccountSep 5, 2008
"When Palin left office in 2002, Wasilla had “racked up nearly $20 million in long-term debt,” or roughly $3,000 of debt PER resident."