Reply #11: if deficits don't matter... then it's a matter of education [View All]

[ulTRAX]

Yes, Cheney said Reagan proved the American People don't care about deficits. But given that since Reagan the Right has been using fiscal irresponsibility to sabotage government. They'd prefer 320-360 BILLION get pissed away on interest than ever freeing that money up for a Democratic agenda. If there's any hope for that Democrat agenda such as universal health care, then the lies and distortions of the Tax Cut Psychos on the Right MUST be exposed.

I believe that the Democrats just aren't creative enough. I've been suggesting for the past 6 months that since deficits are too abstract... who really has an idea what a Billion is let alone a trillion. Visual aids are the key. For example Bush's FY04 on-budget revenue deficit of 568 Billion would cover a regulation football field (360x160) with some 430 FEET of cash... tightly packed $1 bills. The Bush debt is a tower of cash some 1200 FEET tall. The national debt equals some 4.5 WTC towers of cash. I'm willing to bet such ads would shock the hell out of many Bush supporters. See this page for an example http://www.crunchweb.net/87billion/