WFFaithful
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Fiscally conservative: run up deficits to give the wealthy and big Corporations more
Fortunately, there are options to addressing problems collectively apart from cartoonishly either throwing money at them or taking money away from them.
how do we assist the poor and needy by having less government? bootstraps? 2-parent households?
Honestly curious as to what conditions constitute "cartoonishly throwing money" at something, in regards to welfare spending.
Honestly curious as to what conditions constitute "cartoonishly throwing money" at something, in regards to welfare spending.
PPP without transparency and oversight.
Extremely naive, I think, to believe that largess and wealthy advantage taking is an unintended outcome of overzealous spending - but it certainly makes for an excellent conservative boogeyman.
The definition of fiscal conservative today is cutting taxes and cutting spending to go along with smaller governments at all levels. The concept of spending more money on housing, food, education is the opposite of their beliefs.
Cav, which part is the fiscal conservatism that you support?
Henry, I think those views put you squarely on the left in this country.