myliftkk
Columbus, OH
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Woo boy, the Republican Study Committee came out with their list of spending cuts. Can you say, same old, same old.
What exactly do they have against the Energy Star program? I mean, I expected them to go after the NEA, that's a given, but really, the department that scientifically determines the efficiency metrics of appliances as opposed to relying on manufacturers claims alone?
groundrules
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they don't like trains either. Discuss!!
bldng4jstc
Downtown
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If you are balancing the Federal budget, then you cannot use non-defense discretionary spending as your total. If the military is not part of the budget then stop taking 1/3 of my fed tax money to pay for it. The deficit/debt debate will never openly/honestly happen because anyone with a dog in the fight understands math better than most Americans and we all know journalists aren't gonna make up the slack. (I will give kudos to the NYTimes debt app for trying to explain order of magnitudes.)
achoo
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Your question is really broad. Not all Republicans are bad or unkind people; some just tend to see the world as a zero-sum game.
The budgetary figures are meant to scare. The first thing to do is to put the figures in perspective - One Million, One Billion Dollars! sounds like a lot to people because they tend to think in terms of their own spending habits(cars, designer sunglasses, 3 bedroom house, etc.) The relevant number is the percentage of the GDP the proposed budget cut represents. The Energy Star Program of $52 million, trivial in relation to GDP, may lead to large potential savings in the future. Never underestimate emergent properties.
I know a guy who is 60-ish, office manager, and a Republican. He is always complaining about funding for arts or libraries or whatever that he can't individually justify. I have mentioned to him that I have never been to or heard of a popular museum dedicated to great office managers, notable general contractors, super salesmen or other typical white-guy professions. This provokes dirty looks from him. There is very little lasting value in most of these professions.
BTW: After older people rant about something out of their control, it is considered rude to to say "How much longer do you plan on living anyway?" or "Where you're going, you won't need money!(i.e. 6 feet underground)".
pez
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achoo wrote >>
BTW: After older people rant about something out of their control, it is considered rude to to say "How much longer do you plan on living anyway?" or "Where you're going, you won't need money!(i.e. 6 feet underground)"
They probably also won't need a subsidized Woodrow Wilson Center there either.
chaserdanger
Merion VIllage
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Personally, I think thats a quite sheltered title. Offensive even. I had a username and password and posted once in awhile but registered again to address this issue.
I live in an urban neighborhood. I take the bus frequently. I tend to frequent local establishments. I supported the trains. I believe in the growth of downtown and the core of the center city. Im also a Republican.
The state's 8 billion/million dollars in the hole. People moan and groan about everything being cut, but quite frankly, at this point in time, we don't have a lot of choices. We need lawmakers who will make the drastic cuts now to improve our quality of life tomorrow.
The Arts is important to fund, but at the same time, the arts will still go on without it. The Arts should look to private donors, companies, etc. for funding at times like these. Large companies love the easy advertisement and the nice gesture it looks to consumers, and the arts benefits because they aren't tied to the state budget.
theyellowdog
Northwood Park
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chaserdanger wrote >>
The Arts is important to fund, but at the same time, the arts will still go on without it. The Arts should look to private donors, companies, etc. for funding at times like these.
i.e. Rare coin dealers
chaserdanger wrote >>
Large companies love the easy advertisement and the nice gesture it looks to consumers, and the arts benefits because they aren't tied to the state budget.
Really??
jimbach
Short North (WP division)
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cbustransit
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it calls to completely cut the federal new starts program as well as amtrak and DC transportation...they literally HATE transit...that is ridiculous
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