Comments | eggwards: Shoot For The Moon

eggwards

Shoot For The Moon

Feb 27, 2009 09:24

Obama's budget is a very broad package of ideas. There's an emphasis on higher education, health care reform, and to attach global warming by encouraging new technologies and using penalties and incentives to business. Subsidies for farmers would be cut (primarily because large corporate farms take the most of this money and taxes on the wealthy ( Read more... )

congress, taxes, money, obama, politics

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tx_cronopio February 27 2009, 16:58:36 UTC

Hi, there! Since being friended out of the blue is so creepy, I wanted to say hi -- I've recently moved to the Dallas area and don't have many LJ friends here, so I found you on the directory search, hope you don't mind. You sounded like a compatible spirit :)

eggwards March 1 2009, 18:54:20 UTC

No problem. I tend to do a little political ranting now and again here. I'm a moderate, at least in my own mind, but as you know, here in Texas that makes me a commie pinko bastard. Good to meet you. Where did you come from?

tx_cronopio March 3 2009, 16:39:08 UTC

I moved here after 9 years in Killeen, AKA Fort Hood. Which means that even with no job and no money? Still happier :)

mrdreamjeans February 27 2009, 17:13:58 UTC

Well-said, my friend! You make a strong case for "shooting for the moon", so that the eventual outcome is big step forward.

HUGS!

eggwards March 1 2009, 18:35:51 UTC

There's certain to be plenty of resistance, even from the more conservative Democrats. Our system of government, being accountable has made it where most representatives would rather take no action than to be progressive. This seems especially true where it seems like there's no time lost in campaigning for your next election.

It used to be that the off-election year is when things actually happened, but now there seems to be no off-years, just a constant campaign.

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eggwards March 1 2009, 18:40:45 UTC

So far the Repubs are only being opposition, and they've convinced their moderate wing that this is winning strategy. Sad but true. Given that the new head of the party is saying that they may not support moderate members or those that might go with Obama a little too much, there is certainly a play to take the party totally to the far right. Sounds more like Hoover than Reagan - do nothing and expect a good result!

I'm in favor of the new budget transparency. At least, unlike Bush, he's putting things out there for discussion rather than just trying to hide it from everyone. The more we hear about the last 8 years, the worse it gets.