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It could work if

Lee — 2/7/2006 12:16:44 AM (archived)

Congress could only spend what was being brought in, and if (here's the big one) rider bills were done away with. Rider bills allow for pork and other things to be snuck into totally unrelated bills. This is were most graft and waste comes in at.

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Heritage reams Bush on spending - Tom Brosz - 2/6/2006 9:15:09 PM
- Just fold Social Security in with the income tax - David F Mayer - 2/7/2006 4:05:36 PM
  - Eliminate S.S. Taxes entirely and just increase everyone's income tax by 14.5% - Scott Evil - 2/7/2006 4:26:49 PM
    - "Where's all those real smart Democrats? Why don't they push for this?" - David F Mayer - 2/7/2006 5:37:04 PM
      - Shhhhhhhhhhhh. There are no rich Democrats - Scott Evil - 2/7/2006 6:13:11 PM
- What is with you guys and the USGS? - Robert - 2/6/2006 11:05:54 PM
  - YEAH ! - podrock - 2/7/2006 3:57:01 AM
    - re: YEAH ! - Robert - 2/7/2006 5:35:43 AM
      - if you are interested in the history o' the USGS - podrock - 2/7/2006 5:56:21 AM
    - You really think nobody would sell maps if it wasn't for them? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2006 4:15:51 AM
      - I sell maps. - podrock - 2/7/2006 5:31:53 AM
      - re: You really think nobody would sell maps if it wasn't for them? - SDG - 2/7/2006 5:08:19 AM
      - re: You really think nobody would sell maps if it wasn't for them? - Robert - 2/7/2006 4:46:55 AM
        
        Maps - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2006 5:54:22 AM
        
        Budget - Robert - 2/7/2006 5:45:26 PM
        
        To keep it in perspective... - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2006 9:19:20 PM
        
        Volcano prediction - dtb - 2/7/2006 2:59:07 PM
  - To "green" for the repugs. You expect them to support things like water quality testing near industrial donors? (n/t) - et - 2/7/2006 3:13:37 AM
    - Sorry. That would be EPA. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2006 4:16:39 AM
      - Sucka. Check your facts... (n/t) - et - 2/7/2006 8:43:08 AM
        
        Check your facts... - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2006 5:19:46 PM
        
        re: Check your facts... - alcaray - 2/8/2006 12:17:03 AM
  - It could work if - Lee - 2/7/2006 12:16:44 AM
  - Suprisingly, I pretty much agree with you. - Scott Evil - 2/6/2006 11:31:28 PM
    - Not all that surprising - Robert - 2/7/2006 12:10:36 AM
      - Runaway spending - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2006 12:27:55 AM
        
        "Entitlements are the killer" - Robert - 2/7/2006 1:21:05 AM
        
        A few comments - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2006 4:14:49 AM
        
        re: A few comments - azstrummer - 2/7/2006 10:53:23 PM
        
        re: A pretty good comment - Tom Brosz - 2/8/2006 12:26:11 AM
        
        there's nothing to stop you from giving to those people... - Scott Evil - 2/7/2006 11:07:43 PM
        
        re: A few comments - Robert - 2/7/2006 5:13:14 AM
        
        re: A few more comments - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2006 6:39:38 AM
        
        re: A few more comments...ad infinitum - Robert - 2/7/2006 7:48:42 PM
        
        re: ...ad infinitum - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2006 9:29:25 PM
      - Policy options - Robert - 2/7/2006 12:19:19 AM
        
        re: Both the Republicans and Democrats do that... - Scott Evil - 2/7/2006 2:44:36 PM
        
        re: Policy options - Tom Brosz - 2/7/2006 12:45:48 AM
        
        How would they have known, indeed. - Robert - 2/7/2006 1:29:08 AM

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