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Will we ever see a Balanced Budget Amendment added to the Consitution?

Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:07 pm
Posted by Sentrius
Fort Rozz
Member since Jun 2011
64757 posts
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:07 pm
In our lifetimes?

A liberal's holy grail is socialized medicine.

A balanced budget amendment is my holy grail and I would die a happy man to see it become law for the Feds themselves.
Posted by weagle99
Member since Nov 2011
35893 posts
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:09 pm to
I will honestly be surprised if we see any additional Amendments in our lifetimes.
Posted by deltaland
Member since Mar 2011
90706 posts
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:12 pm to
I think we will, but it will be after the inevitable financial crash. Responsibility is only learned through failure.
Posted by stuntman
Florida
Member since Jan 2013
9115 posts
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:12 pm to
Article 1 sec 8 should have been enough. Politicians will always find a way around it, and the leeches in society have absolutely no incentive to call them on it.
Posted by Bard
Definitely NOT an admin
Member since Oct 2008
51687 posts
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:13 pm to
No, for multiple reasons. Chief among them, I believe, would be the necessity of cutting social programs (with around half of all Americans on a social program, this one is a no-brainer) and what happens in the event of war or large-scale domestic natural disaster.
Posted by Traffic Circle
Down the Rabbit Hole
Member since Nov 2013
4259 posts
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:14 pm to
Posted by davesdawgs
Georgia - Class of '75
Member since Oct 2008
20307 posts
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:24 pm to
quote:

Will we ever see a Balanced Budget Amendment added to the Consitution?


Not as long as statists on both sides of the isle are in control. It's like asking greedy people to cut their own salaries; it ain't happening.
Posted by Draconian Sanctions
Markey's bar
Member since Oct 2008
84876 posts
Posted on 2/26/14 at 7:36 pm to
quote:

A liberal's holy grail is socialized medicine.

A balanced budget amendment is my holy grail and I would die a happy man to see it become law for the Feds themselves.



Who is the last President that left office with a balanced budget?

Who was the first President to used deficit spending in peacetime as a means to spur the economy?

Posted by gthog61
Irving, TX
Member since Nov 2009
71001 posts
Posted on 2/26/14 at 8:56 pm to
That would be like expecting Dallas women to give up shopping.
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