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This philosophy is much simpler, and thus presumably more to Raze's liking, than considering the fact that some, if not most, members of any given political party are likely to disagree with one or even several of a party's stands on issues, but still feel that in the broad scope of things their chosen party is the best choice out of all available options.
Which is why none of the resident "conservatives" on this board talk about "all lefties" or otherwise describe those who are (figuratively at least) across the aisle in monolithic terms.
More importantly, let us remember it was a Democratic administration, and a Democratic Congress, that got us the last fiscally responsible tax and spending system on the Hill. As Sen. Kerry himself pointed out, the key phrase during the 90s was "pay as you go" - no new or revised spending unless and until there was a means to pay for it.
Unfortunately, the reckless behavior of this administration, and the Congress that is supposed to keep it in check (and that Congress has both parties in it, don't get me wrong), all the good work done during the Clinton years is being slowly decimated. The tax code is being riddled with more loopholes to allow the rich to avoid paying taxes, along with irresponsible tax cuts and credits, which will all severely limit the government's ability to maintain its promises and its regulation of key sectors of our society.
I mean, do we really want a country without OSHA? Do we really want no enforcement of environmental laws? What about the FDA - should it be just a rubber stamp for the pharma industry?
In the 1980s, when we last faced a huge deficit crisis, one of the news magazines (I think it was Dateline, but I could be wrong) covered/sponsored an event where common people tried to balance the budget. It was amazing how quickly "pork" went away when these people really looked at discretionary spending and the government - almost none of them could come up with a viable way to get the budget balanced.
So, all of you under 40 should be planning now to have 0 Social Security benefits when you retire, and Medicare may also not be an option by then either - then we will really be in a world of sh*t.