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itzamirakul Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-08-06 04:48 AM
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Where can I find out more about Repub plan to bankrupt US?
I understand that some articles have been written on this topic? Anyone know where I can read some of them?
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zbdent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-08-06 08:08 AM
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1. Dang near everything written justifying the tax cuts for the wealthy
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bananas Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Feb-08-06 08:19 AM
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2. Here's something to get you started
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grover_Norquist

Norquist has been noted for his widely quoted quip: "I don't want to abolish government. I simply want to reduce it to the size where I can drag it into the bathroom and drown it in the bathtub."
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"Cutting the government in half in one generation is both an ambitious and reasonable goal," Norquist stated in May 2000. "If we work hard we will accomplish this and more by 2025. Then the conservative movement can set a new goal. I have a recommendation: To cut government in half again by 2050" *.
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See also

* "Starve-the-beast"


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve-the-beast

Starve-the-beast or choke-the-beast is a conservative political strategy which uses budget deficits to force reductions in government expenditure, especially spending on social security programs.
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