18 - The Indecent Deficit

“The rich rules over the poor, and the borrower becomes the lender’s slave.”

For the federal government to spend more than then it takes in is poor judgment and poor policy as well. America must spend less, not more, than it receives in revenue. It is foolish for congress to think that a reduction in the rate of spending is a cut in spending. Is Congress deceiving itself, and likewise the taxpayer, or is Congress intentionally trying to destroy America through bad fiscal policy? In either case the results are the same.


We need to wake up and smell the fresh spending cuts. Nothing should be safe to the knife of the budget cutter. In the Senate I would work to butcher the budget for the sake of the long-term economic security of our country.

We need negative growth in spending. We need to spend less, period. This is anathema to the well padded bureaucracy and their special-interest cousins! Spend, spend, spend. Tax, tax, tax. Either broad avenues or approaches must be closed. Living within our means, why is that so foreign of an idea? Let’s try balancing the federal government’s checkbook. What a unique solution.

America needs leaders, senators and congressmen who will cut spending and what they do spend they must spend more wisely. I would work toward incremental reductions of 1-3% or more across all spending areas every year until the deficit is gone.

I am not in favor of increasing taxes. I believe, as John F. Kennedy said, that lower taxes will stimulate economic growth and increase the government’s revenue. Lower taxes must be coupled with lowering expenditures significantly. Let us look at waste, fraud and $500 hammers for the Pentagon and the foolish funding of wicked vile so-called art, etc. etc. etc. as a way to reduce spending and thereby reducing the deficit

I believe that the root cause of the indecent deficit is a spiritual one. Deficit spending and a large debt are symptoms of a bigger and much deeper problem. As a nation we have turned away from following God and His principles.

Let us heed God’s warning before it is too late: “For riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to all generations.” In other words, let us examine our actions as a government and as a people and realize that if we continue in our spend-more-than-we make mode we will not only hurt ourselves, but the generations that follow us, our children, grand children, and great grand children, etc. That is a terrible price to pay for a fleeting fix of propped up prosperity.

Developing and implementating a plan and a process that puts a lid on spending, lowers taxes, and incrementally and deliberately reduces the current federal deficit, beginning right now, would be A Good Choice for America.

There are now only 18 more days until Ohio Voters can make A Good Choice on Tuesday, May 2nd in the Democratic Primary Election!