Tam said:
Here is an issue for you to defend Oldtimer as a Democrat Cultist, the US is 17+ trillion dollars in debt and the Food Stamp Program has skyrocketed under Obama, but in Colorado the Democrats just voted NO on a state bill to stop food stamp cards being used in ATM in Marijuana shops.
Should People be able to use their food stamp funds to buy POT or should the Dems be held accountable for every cent spent in a pot shop due to their NO VOTE on a bill that would have stopped it?
I don't know why I answer you- since you LIE constantly ... As I've told you I'm not a Democrat... But neither am I a Republican... I am an Independent- altho over the years I've probably voted for way more Repubs, then Dems... I fall more into the Libertarian realm- fiscally conservative while more socially liberal/tolerant..
As far as Foodstamps-- I've often said the program needs major change- starting with going back to only the foodstuffs that were allowed inititally under the program when it was started in the 60's and 70's... Back when it provided basic foods - before the seafood lobby got shrimp, crab, and lobster added- and other lobbies added other exotic foods..
And it needs to stiffen the penalties and add additional enforcement for any violators- whether users or retailers...
Foodstamps when it initially came out was one of the best welfare programs- as it provided food for the needy while supporting agriculture prices... But like so many parts of the welfare program it was allowed to run estray...
As far as military cuts- weren't part of these cuts done by Congress in the sequester cuts in order to pass a spending bill?
And I have long backed cutting military spending... As an old time conservative/libertarian I believe we should be keeping our nose out of the worlds conflicts- and quit being the policemen of the world... And for darn sure we should quit invading sovereign nations in trumped up wars where we spend Trillions $ and kill and maim thousands of our troops...
Last year we budgeted/spent 4 times what the next country (China) spent... 8 times more than Russia, 11 times more than the UK, Japan, France, or Saudi Arabia, 15 times more than India or Germany, 30 times more than either Australia or Canada...
My belief is we need to be putting more of our taxdollars into our own citizens and country's infrastructure and let some of these other countries do the policing of the world...
Same with foreign aid- let these other countries dig into their pockets for aid to these 3rd world countries........