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Minnemooseus
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Message 48 of 160 (396761)
04-21-2007 10:47 PM


The "tax and spend liberal" charge by neo-conservatives
Neo-cons lambaste liberals for being "tax and spend", while in the meantime they embark on "borrow and spend".
In reality, "tax and spend" ("don't spend what you don't have") is far more the traditional conservative stance, while "borrow and spend" is historically the great failing of traditional liberalism.
Budget deficits are not conservatism is action.
Also there's the "big government" charge against liberals. What administrations have been the ones expanding government? If I understand things correctly (and I may be wrong), it's the so called conservatives.
Moose

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