On Fri, Feb 23, 2007 at 04:32:04PM -0800, Paul Johnson wrote: > > That was my point. I just don't understand why Californian voters don't get > this, especially after catapulting Reagan into a 4 trillion dollar > spend-a-thon, and his successor's son into a 6 trillion dollar > spend-a-thon. Or on a lighter note, that they're still even allowed to > participate in federal elections after making a 10 trillion dollar > mistake... > Reagan had good reasons for spending as much as he did.
- military needed rebuilding (Vietnam had taken a heavy toll on equipment and he had to fix Carter's ridiculous parity mistake) - he decided to outspend the Soviets to bankrupt them Of course, nobody faults FDR for spending massive amounts of money on the New Deal. That said, I am still waiting to hear reasons from W and the rest of the republicans in congress for spending money like it is going out of style. regards, -Roberto -- Roberto C. Sanchez http://people.connexer.com/~roberto http://www.connexer.com
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