Starving the Beast: Cut, Cap and Balance

[Rusty5329]

Run time: 01:47 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dzYj8lbA2gE   Posted on YouTube: July 18, 2011 By YouTube Member: MainStreetInsider Views on YouTube: 33   Posted on DU: July 18, 2011 By DU Member: Rusty5329 Views on DU: 857

 
The debt limit is a largely symbolic check on excessive borrowing which in the past has been frequently raised with little to no controversy. Such periodic increases are necessary to keep the government running and paying its bills, regardless of ideology.

However, Congressional Republicans are now demanding that certain conditions must be met in order to win their approval of a debt ceiling increase. They have termed their list of demands Cut, Cap and Balance, and claim it is a necessary measure in order to keep the government debt from spiraling out of control, and thus keep the country functioning.

Yet the Cut, Cap and Balance Act scheduled to reach the House floor this week is anything but necessary to keep the country functioning. Rather, it is the crown jewel, the final step of conservatives’ long-pursued “Starve the Beast” strategy to downsize government. It would radically limit the flexibility of the federal government to provide a social safety net, buttress the economy in tough times and respond to great national challenges, now and into the future.

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[OHdem10]

1. "It would radically limit the flexibility of the Federal Government to

provide a social safety net, buttress the economy in tough
times and respond to national challenges now and into the future."

This is their goal. Starve the Beast until we have a government
"so small it can be flushed down the bathtub"--Grover's own words.

[Ragrum]

2. Hypocrite Conservatives

Amazing how the Repulsicans rest their ‘perceived’ laurels on the foundation of conservatism and their actions are the complete opposite. The Republicans are at best Hypocrite Conservatives.