BLACKBURN VOTES NO ON FISCAL SCAM: “PayGo” An Easy Route To Raising Taxes
Congressman Marsha Blackburn on the spend-a-thon that is Nancy Pelosi’s Congress:
WASHINGON- After voting to raise the federal debt limit to a staggering $14,294,000,000,000 by a single vote, House Democrats imposed a sham “PayGo” rule that would make it easier to raise taxes on average Americans. “PayGo” rules require every new funding item to be paid for by an equivalent spending cut or tax increase.
“In December, my colleagues voted to raise the debt limit by $290 billion. In the seven weeks since the limit was increased they have passed at least seven resolutions congratulating athletes and sports teams, over twenty resolutions honoring other individuals, named five post offices, and authorized $50 million to construct a new National Park in the Virgin Islands. Between the two debt limit increases, they haven’t taken a single action to cut spending. Why in the world should we believe that under PayGo rules they would suddenly become converts to the principles of restrained spending?”
“Many of my colleages will tell you that pay-as-you-go budgeting works the same way as any family’s budget. It can, but you have to follow the analogy to its logical conclusion. When a family wants to buy a new car they tend to save for it, not expect to go out and find new jobs that pay twice as much.”
“Those same House Members will tell their constituents that PayGo resulted in the surpluses in the 1990s. They are right, but only because in the 90s the House first looked to spending cuts to account for new programs. There are natural economic limits to how much of the gross domestic product the federal government should consume and equal natural limits on how much of our individual income can reasonably be withheld for that same purpose. The Democrats spending plans for 2011 represent the extreme limits of both taxing and spending.”
***********Just a little historical side note: Congressman Zach Wamp, current candidate for Governor, was an advocate for the Democrat PayGo and voted in its favor.
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Wamp is such a snake. I take that back, I like snakes. He’s a traitor to the Republican goal of low taxes and he’s just a downright liar. Kudos to Congressman Blackburn for standing her ground.
By TNOPINION on 02.04.10 4:12 pm
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By PAYGO Passes : Post Politics: Political News and Views in Tennessee on 02.04.10 4:21 pm
Yet another reason to support Greg Rabidoux.
By Ben Vos on 02.04.10 5:12 pm
You know, they are all traitors and snakes. Who can you actually take for face value now adays?
By Jason on 02.04.10 7:56 pm
Marsha is the Queen of Pork!
Marsha Blackburn Voted FOR:
Omnibus Appropriations, Special Education, Global AIDS Initiative, Job Training, Unemployment Benefits, Labor-HHS-Education Appropriations, Agriculture Appropriations, U.S.-Singapore Trade, U.S.-Chile Trade, Supplemental Spending for Iraq & Afghanistan, Prescription Drug Benefit, Child Nutrition Programs, Surface Transportation, Job Training and Worker Services, Agriculture Appropriations, Foreign Aid, Vocational/Technical Training, Supplemental Appropriations, UN “Reforms.” Patriot Act Reauthorization, CAFTA, Katrina Hurricane-relief Appropriations, Head Start Funding, Line-item Rescission, Oman Trade Agreement, Military Tribunals, Electronic Surveillance, Head Start Funding, COPS Funding, Funding the REAL ID Act (National ID), Foreign Intelligence Surveillance, Thought Crimes “Violent Radicalization and Homegrown Terrorism Prevention Act, Peru Free Trade Agreement, Economic Stimulus, Farm Bill (Veto Override), Warrantless Searches, Employee Verification Program, Body Imaging Screening.
Marsha Blackburn Voted AGAINST:
Ban on UN Contributions, eliminate Millennium Challenge Account, WTO Withdrawal, UN Dues Decrease, Defunding the NAIS, Iran Military Operations defunding Iraq Troop Withdrawal, congress authorization of Iran Military Operations.
Marsha Blackburn is my Congressman.
See her unconstitutional votes at :
http://tinyurl.com/qhayna
Mickey
By mickey on 02.04.10 10:19 pm
So Rabidoux, in addition to his Teabagger and Birther comments he makes while claiming we should all just get along, also thinks we should raise the debt limit another $290B?
By Eric Holcombe on 02.05.10 10:50 am
Funny thing that Marsha’s votes in the latest Freedom Index were 100%
Funny how that works. Vote party no matter what the cost.
By Pogo on 02.05.10 1:52 pm
And for the nut jobs who think Scott Brown is presidential material? Bwhahahahahaha!
He’s ranked farther left than Olympia Snowe. Wonder what his bribe will be be from Reid?
By Pogo on 02.05.10 2:39 pm
Last but not least, in the TNA Freedom Index, 3 Dems rate higher than Lamar(22%).
Previously neo cons have tried the argument that votes don’t always indicate the true mechanics of the way legislation works. But how can you argue that Lamar voted with the Dems 78% of the time in the last 10 votes and 63% of the time in the previous 20 in that index?
By Pogo on 02.07.10 2:12 pm
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