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<blockquote data-quote="trplnkl" data-source="post: 827228" data-attributes="member: 13254"> As well as an author trying to sell books. As far as I am concerned all these people coming out of the wood works with, &quot;tell all&quot; books are to be looked at with critical eyes. Not just the ones creeping out of the GOP but the ones from the left as well, Dick Morrison comes to mind. Any of them should be viewed as lacking in full credibility, either they was disingenuous when they were active or they are now.&nbsp;Not saying he (Stockman) is incorrect or correct, but his present stance gives him favor within a certain group of people that want to hear/read more of what he is saying. As far as raising taxes goes, I wouldn&#039;t complain a lot IF, before doing that some very serious reduction in spending takes place. There are many areas withing the US budget that can be trimmed, There is waste, fraud and abuse of systems where money can be saved. There are programs and funding that can be stopped and not kill anyone or force people to eat dog food. Once the lawmakers and the president make serious attempts at plugging the leaks, then we can take an honest look at just how much the government needs to sustain. Neither side has shown a true effort at fixing the mess we are in now.&nbsp; If an organization can&#039;t exist without government funding, maybe it doesn&#039;t need to exist.&nbsp; So far I haven&#039;t seen any honest attempt to repair the damage done by both liberals and conservatives. .</blockquote>

[QUOTE="trplnkl, post: 827228, member: 13254"] [COLOR=sienna][I][B] As well as an author trying to sell books. As far as I am concerned all these people coming out of the wood works with, "tell all" books are to be looked at with critical eyes. Not just the ones creeping out of the GOP but the ones from the left as well, Dick Morrison comes to mind. Any of them should be viewed as lacking in full credibility, either they was disingenuous when they were active or they are now. Not saying he (Stockman) is incorrect or correct, but his present stance gives him favor within a certain group of people that want to hear/read more of what he is saying. As far as raising taxes goes, I wouldn't complain a lot IF, before doing that some very serious reduction in spending takes place. There are many areas withing the US budget that can be trimmed, There is waste, fraud and abuse of systems where money can be saved. There are programs and funding that can be stopped and not kill anyone or force people to eat dog food. Once the lawmakers and the president make serious attempts at plugging the leaks, then we can take an honest look at just how much the government needs to sustain. Neither side has shown a true effort at fixing the mess we are in now. If an organization can't exist without government funding, maybe it doesn't need to exist. [/B][/I][/COLOR] [COLOR=sienna][I][B] So far I haven't seen any honest attempt to repair the damage done by both liberals and conservatives. [/B][/I][/COLOR] . [/QUOTE]

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