Fox News reports that the day after Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel proposed massive cuts to defense spending, President Obama proposed massive spending for roads and bridges, highlighting the administration’s divisive nature. When they wanted to increase costs to retirees (after they raided our $770 million healthcare surplus), they said if they didn’t, training and the active force would suffer. That didn’t work so well, so now they’re pitting national defense against domestic spending;<\/p>\n
The president talked about the stimulus-style plan during a stop Wednesday afternoon in St. Paul, Minn. Officials say the money, as proposed, largely would come from “pro-growth business tax reform.” But aside from the challenges in pushing tax reform, Obama could have a hard time making the sell when his military leaders, just days ago, were complaining about the budget crunch. <\/p>\n
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“President Obama claimed that the $830 billion stimulus would spend money on shovel-ready projects that would repair our country’s infrastructure,” RNC spokesman Jahan Wilcox said in a statement. “If the president couldn’t fix our economic problems the first time, then why would we trust him with another blank check?” <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
The Preamble to the Constitution reads;<\/p>\n
We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Now, what part of that covers roads and bridges? I see “provide for the common defense” right there spelled out simply. I don’t see “provide for roads, bridges and mass transit”, though. Of course, the founders didn’t anticipate that there would be roads and bridges in the future, huh? So we’ll just pencil that in.<\/p>\n
Oh, by the way, they plan on paying for it with the same method they used for their plan for full employment – hoping something happens. The same method they use for their energy programs – hoping unicorn farts are a good renewable source;<\/p>\n
The administration is calling for $150 billion from tax reform changes, combined with existing funding for road projects, to fund the plan. A White House “fact sheet” said the nation’s transportation system is facing a “funding crisis” — and needs the money for everything from highway improvements to new light rail and bus projects to mass transit ventures. <\/p>\n
The Highway Trust Fund finances federal highway and transit programs but is forecast to go broke as early as August. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Funny how when discussing “tax reform” makes me think that it won’t be good for us taxpayers-the opposite of when we talk about tax reform when it’s Republicans using those same words.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"