tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400390336523591685.post7134537111542960392..comments2023-08-24T08:56:06.522-05:00Comments on Rhymes With Clown: When It Comes to Spending, Does Walker Get It?Jeremy R. Shownhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11303377672028774152noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400390336523591685.post-24617089325917067552010-06-05T08:48:26.065-05:002010-06-05T08:48:26.065-05:00"arod" also is more than a little confus..."arod" also is more than a little confused by the Arizona law.<br /><br />Like some others (GWB), he seems to think that pulling 35% of the Hispanic vote is actually the same as pulling 75% of the Hispanic vote.<br /><br />"arod" hints that the Hispanic community is 'conservative' and believes in 'family values.' Well, OK. So illegal entry into the US is a "conservative family value"?<br /><br />He and I probably agree that 144,000 licit Mexican immigrants/year is a ridiculously low number, and it MUST be changed.<br /><br />And we also probably agree that most of the illegals are here because they are leaving economic and social hell.<br /><br />So my question to arod: what has he done about changing the immigration quota?Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400390336523591685.post-3004256538645009532010-06-04T20:48:10.893-05:002010-06-04T20:48:10.893-05:00Aaron,
My point was that in this particular respo...Aaron,<br /><br />My point was that in this particular response, the Walker camp clearly is confusing how we spend with how much we spend.<br /><br />Any conservative voter should be concerned by that.<br /><br />It's not to say that Walker doesn't have a good response to Neumann's claims, it's just that the response he did give is not it.<br /><br />As an aside, don't let your partisanship overtake your principles.Jeremy R. Shownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11303377672028774152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400390336523591685.post-4974897585689971912010-06-04T15:57:16.344-05:002010-06-04T15:57:16.344-05:00I think that people are missing the point. Walker...I think that people are missing the point. Walker didn't increase government spending, but condensed the 3 years of spending (that would have occurred anyway) into a 16 month window, and by doing so, he saved the county $3 million.<br /><br />As an aside, if people don't have the facts, they shouldn't be blogging about it.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03314760388854078066noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400390336523591685.post-26489543047757082542010-06-04T10:03:02.484-05:002010-06-04T10:03:02.484-05:00Well.
Thanks for the link!
I saw Walker's co...Well.<br /><br />Thanks for the link!<br /><br />I saw Walker's comment and was equally unhappy. <br /><br />Now for the nitty-gritty:<br /><br />It all depends on what Walker SPENT the money on. If it was for necessary capex (like, e.g., repairing the Courthouse which was literally beginning to fall down), then who could argue? If the money MUST be spent, then spend as little as possible.<br /><br />I don't know what he spent the money on--so I can't offer an informed opinion.<br /><br />But the press release was very, very, badly written, indeed. Walker should amend it ASAP.Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7400390336523591685.post-40803680967457043062010-06-03T22:39:28.625-05:002010-06-03T22:39:28.625-05:00Among the many economic fallacies that populate th...Among the many economic fallacies that populate the universe is that we can spend now and make up for it later in added tax revenue. This is a dubious clam at best and justification for irresponsible behavior at worst. What is forgotten is that the effective size of government is the amount it has to spend. <br />And, of course, debt is a tax... to be paid now or later.Dnoreply@blogger.com