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Originally posted by ironweed
We may very well be at the point where that needs to be said. Repeatedly. In fact, every legislator proposing (1) a new tax cut (including, for those keeping score, Chuck Schumer and the we-feel-your-gas brigade on the Dem side) and/or (2) increased spending on any government program, including defense, should be forced to state the entire phrase out loud and explain in fifty words or less exactly how his or her proposal will not (1) create more debt and/or (2) increase overall government spending. No credit will be given for the use of the phrase "the Laffer Curve."
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Shit. PJ O'Rourke nailed this issue back in the early 90s in Parliament of Whores. His observation that there is no way to curb wasteful govt outlays without term limits still remains the only true solution to the problem. 99.9% of the waste is generated by people putting the purchase of votes above the charge of their office.
Why not apply the two term limit enforced against the President on every Senator and Congressman?
