The Truth About the GOP and the Deficit: All They Do Is Raise It — They talk deficit reduction. But what they actually do—time after time after time—is raise it via corporate giveaways. Here’s the ...

I'm that rare type who is ignored being fiscally conservative and socially liberal. Neither party likes people like me because I want to see the taxpayer cost before the vote is taken. I'm all for solid government programs and incentives, but show me the money. Show me who wrote the legislation and who is putting money in people's pockets for or against said bill. I want to see our taxpayer money spent wisely, not wasted as we saw the PPP Loans (are they loans when the rich didn't pay them back?). I know all about the color of money in the Federal Government. I know where it starts and where it ends.

I've seen no real shift toward a balanced budget since the Clinton era and I absolutely despise Continuing Resolutions. We the taxpayers deserve to have a government do the math and present us with a balanced budget for a term of four years. I don't want to see our money given to the filthy rich either. No corporation should be bailed out. If you fail to run your business then your business dies. End of story. I don't like to see these monopolies cry to Congress about losses and then go out on their yacht and snort cocaine. I want to see a diversified private sector with at least three major competitors in every market (not three from the same conglomerate). If I go to a local store I should be seeing a lot more options than I am. Typically today you get one option for any product and maybe a second which is owned by the first and is labeled differently to give the illusion of choice.