Which ones?
Sure. Look at ACA. The general government forced insurance companies to change their policies. The Little Sisters of the Poor had to go to court to keep the government from forcing them to violate their religious rights and beliefs.
No need for PACs.
From a reality standpoint, stop spending more than revenues. Spending limited to enumerated powers.JonNC:
From an accounting standpoint, the budget is balanced though borrowing or by shifting funds. Good luck with reduction of spending, especially with the interest on the $22 trillion of debt.
I need to look into this, but a few years ago I read the returns were not that great.
The problem is that anything we “give” to voters has to come from somewhere.
The sequester under Obama cut spending by a small amount. But it stunted growth and still produced a deficit. Got $22 trillion of assets you can sell of so we can get rid of about $310+ billion of interest payments a year?
Regardless how one feels about lobbyists, this is by far the most despicable practice in Washington. The promise of “free” healthcare, “debt free “ college, “free” pre-school is demagoguery of the worst kind. It is dishonest to the people and comes down to buying people’s votes with other people’s money.
What, specifically, did the sequestration cut (cut being a reduction in actual dollars spent, not a limit of the growth rate)?
Right. Maybe they could project higher numbers to show steeper downward spending.
. And that’s how baseline budgeting lets them say an increase in spending is a cut.Hey, I just heard today that an elected official (Representative or Senator) receives a retirement package from TAXPAYERS from the first term they are elected and it increases for every year they serve… If Nancy P. were to retire today she would get a package of $100,000 a year for the rest of her life (give or take…) Think of all the money we are paying present and FORMER congress people… how much IS THAT??? is this true?
You are getting the wrong message about the message of Jesus… Don’t love money, money will not get you into heaven… Love God with your whole heart. This will get you to eternal life with God and that should be your goal. So give to the government what is the government’s (the world) and choose life in eternity with your HEART and SOUL…that’s what God wants…
You must be joking. Study how the ACA was written. It was written by the insurance companies, and they have had increased profits because of it.
Actually, that is less money than many retired police officers get in our state.
This is not what people from Sweden or Finland would tell you, or from many countries that have many “socialistic” programs to pay more for education and health care. The fact is, “socialism” is not an all-or-none concept. In the US, we have socialized education, medicare, and retirement. We enjoy those programs, they are very worthwhile.
Yes, did you see the 60 minutes episode a few years back where they did a story about employees who processed claims for insurance companies getting bonuses for denying claims?
Not a single insurance company executive voted for or against it. Democrats votes for it.JonNC:
You must be joking. Study how the ACA was written. It was written by the insurance companies, and they have had increased profits because of it.
People from Northern Europe will tell you they are not socialist countries. That is a contrivance by socialists to mislead. They do have certain socialist overlays on a generally capitalist system. The capitalism pays for the social safety net.
Yes, in some states, the states, but not as a whole.
Well, some may say that but they are more “socialist” than the US. They have more social programs, which is what AOC and the “Justice Democrats” are pushing for. People make “socialism” into a scary word, they think of the USSR or China, but that is totalitarian socialism. Social Security, Medicare, and public education are “socialist” programs. They rely on taxes to benefit the society as a whole, even though many individuals do not receive (nor will ever) benefit from direct services or money in relation to the taxes they pay. think of it this way: our military, in itself, is a socialist program. Most citizens do not benefit directly by receiving money or personal protection; it is a protection for the whole of society. Medicare, Social Security, regulatory agencies, and education benefit the whole of society, even though none of them are perfect.
There were fewer of them which denied claims but that was the intent of the ACA.
No, more where the nominee promises phones for all, tuition for all, etc. Altho McGovern (1972) did promise $1000/person if he were elected.