Muscatine

What do you believe is the best way to balance the budget?

A) Raise taxes

B) Cut government spending

C) Raise taxes and cut government spending.

D) Libertarian response:

lower taxes and cut spending more.

recalling prior discussions about tjefferson & the current lose/lose choice between the two dominant political parties:

the original democratic-republican party of tjefferson emphasized states rights (freedom) and limited central government (over the federalist become whig become republican party of abe lincoln).

the current Libertarian party IS the party of tjefferson and most of the other freedom loving founding fathers.

Why

Why does the budget need to be balanced?

In the shortest of answers



why do you need to balance your checkbook? So we don't spend more than we have and keep adding to the debt.