img408.imageshack.us — Contrary to the lie perpetuated by Repubs (and bought into by the media) NONE of the past three GOP presidents - Reagan, Bush I or Bush II - were fiscal conservatives. In fact, their hero Reagan not only didn't care about the deficit, he exploded government spending with a military spending free for all that lasted nearly a decade. [-ukit]
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zip99Feb 28, 2009
this is also PROOF that the FREE MARKET DID NOT CAUSE our current economic problems!! we have not had anything close to a free market for decades.
btschulMar 2, 2009
There already is one. <a class="user" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libertarian</a>
diggerswiggerMar 2, 2009
There is now a new link:<a class="user" href="http://digg.com/politics/DEBUNKED_Porn_in_the_USA_Conservatives_biggest_consumers">http://digg.com/politics/DEBUNKED_Porn_in_the_USA_ ...</a>
Closed AccountMar 3, 2009
i am a libertarian just making a light hearted joke not every sentence on digg has to by rigid to facts and open mindedness
rothbardosaurusMar 4, 2009
This graph has been submitted about a zillion times.Too bad it doesn't mention that the US has about $60 Trillion in unfunded liabilities. ACTUAL debt. The graph is just the annual budget, which is a pretty myopic way of looking at it.
dchapgierMar 10, 2009
BUNK! anyone watch the Wire?
dustin00Mar 13, 2009
The state of Social Security isn't Clinton's fault -- or anybody else in Congress in the 90s. SS has been around a very long time and the Baby Boomers have ignored it their entire lives.SS is the generational theft, but the Republicans are acting like it's an entirely new discovery since Obama took office.As much as I don't want to pay for their SS f**k up, I also don't want my parents (or theirs) moving in with me. :-(
meyerj88Mar 23, 2009
They should have compiled the data with who controlled the House. Spending bills originate in the House.
Closed AccountMar 25, 2009
<a class="user" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw" rel="nofollow">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAaQNACwaLw</a>
gatersawJul 13, 2009
Facts: The economic growth encouraged by the president's tax cuts is now producing sharply increased federal tax receipts--up by nearly 15% in fiscal year 2005 alone, nearly 12% in fiscal year 2006, and projected to rise nearly 7% in the fiscal year that will end this month. That is the highest growth in tax receipts in consecutive years since 1981. As a result, tax revenue as a percentage of our economy is now above the 40-year historical average. Under the circumstances, it's pretty hard for anyone to argue that the American people are under-taxed. Even at a lower rate of taxation, the hard work and productivity of Americans is generating more tax dollars than ever before.
gatersawJul 13, 2009
Reflect on all the comments above. Conservative, objective comments vs. liberal, lunatic, baseless comments with no facts to support themselves. Come clean of your over developed egos and read some facts. Take emotionally charged names out of the equation to arrive at a logical answer. Seriously, people why do you let MTV rule this nation?
mc88Jul 18, 2009
Fiscal Conservatism is not a myth, just not practiced by very many politicians in Washington D.C.
ShovelbabyOct 17, 2009
It will if the same thing that happened with Clinton happens with Obama and in 2010, republicans become the majority in the house.