MILLIONS of dollars a day available for war . . . but not a dime for natural disasters or help for the poor . . . There’s a natural disaster and a struggling American community? Congress could respond, the GOP replies, but only if Democrats cut spending elsewhere. American infrastructure is in desperate need of investments? Congress could act, Republicans respond, but it won’t because the United States is “broke.” But Republican priorities are a funny thing. When there are domestic priorities, GOP lawmakers close the national wallet, insisting that those rascally Democrats are going to bankrupt the country and crush the hopes of America’s grandchildren. When there’s a war, GOP lawmakers suddenly come to the conclusion that money – or more accurately, missiles – grow on trees, and spending constraints are wholly unnecessary.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Sep 2014 23:19:39 +0000
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