I want to know how much Northeast Florida (this includes Clay, St Johns, Baker, etc) is willing to give up in order to reach an ideal a very significant portion of this city supports.
Would this area accept, in exchange for a balanced national budget with extra surplus to slowly pay off the national debt, that NAS Jax be shut down as well as turning down the chance for an aircraft carrier?
I've spent hours listening to locals talk about the massive federal government spending and how it must all be reduced. Northeast Florida is a big government spender. I'm guessing the best way to reduce government spending is to start at home, right?
My bet .... very few would take that bargain. Sacrifice is something other people do so we can continue as we are. Thus, we have the hypocrisy of Congressman Crenshaw talking about cutting government spending, because government doesn't create jobs; and bragging about working to ensure our local military installations continue to receive funding to prevent the tragic loss of jobs.
I would give up the Bush tax cuts. I would give up the ability to destroy the world 15 times over to say 2 or 3. I would give up the cheap Chinese goods with no tariffs. I would give up direct and indirect subsidies for non sustainable sprawl development. I would give up the high cost of health care our current system creates for lower cost single payer. I would give up the outer beltway.
Quote from: cityimrov on December 27, 2012, 02:48:37 PM
I'm guessing the best way to reduce government spending is to start at home, right?
I love that approach, let each representative of their respective districts come up with the cost saves or revenue plans. That is how most businesses work, they tell their managers what the problems are and let them use their ingenuity to solve it.
Federal budgets are like drugs, its hard to wean the addicts off the nipple.
Quote from: spuwho on December 27, 2012, 06:15:46 PM
Quote from: cityimrov on December 27, 2012, 02:48:37 PM
I'm guessing the best way to reduce government spending is to start at home, right?
I love that approach, let each representative of their respective districts come up with the cost saves or revenue plans. That is how most businesses work, they tell their managers what the problems are and let them use their ingenuity to solve it.
Federal budgets are like drugs, its hard to wean the addicts off the nipple.
I could live with this idea. I have never understood why we don't go to a "no growth" budget and simply (if we actually had a federal budget) use the same one for say, five years.
So is anyone else willing to give up anything in this scenario?