The Truth

The Truth

Truth...truth..truth

This single word is debated, embraced, touted, advertised, and broken more than almost any other save; love.

We are entering yet again another "national debate" about deficits, public debt, that could determine the fate of our nation. The partisan lines are drawn in the sand. Americans in polls are disgusted with the partisanship, but themselves evidence it everyday with membership in the "Tea Party".

The democrats, or progressives, are similarly blamed for partisanship, for their stubborn allegiance to costly entitlement programs and a President who has "spent too much".

And what is the truth, what is really fueling the debt?

I recently saw a simple pie chart that shows the federal debt BEFORE the Great Recession, and it shows the core of the federal deficit. It is simple and it is the truth, from the impartial Congressional Budget Office.

The truth? Follow this link to read the truth.

http://www.cbpp.org/cms/?fa=view&id=692

As you can see and read: The Bush Tax Cuts and Defense in 2007 (before the recession added more debt because unemployed people don't pay taxes), spending on two wars and homeland security as part of the War on Terrorism contributes 83%!

Entitlements and discretionary programs contributes 17%.

The core of the debt, the vast core, is from the tax cuts and the wars. We basically fought two wars while giving ourselves a huge tax cut. And now, we are being told that Social Security and Medicare are to blame and need to be cut?!

So, to "balance the budget" or "attack the debt" the "responsible thing" is to cut "where there real spending is.." entitlements and discretionary spending."

So cut the 17% and leave the 83% alone and that will deal with the deficit?

These are the opposite of the truth, these are LIES. The truth is the Bush Tax Cuts, Homeland Security, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan are what fuels well over 80% of the current debt of the United States.

When the Republicans refuse to discuss tax revenues to address the debt, and vote blindly for more defense spending, they are choosing to NOT really address the debt at all. Instead, for purely ideological reasons, they attack 17% of the problem as if it is the 83%.

In short they are lying. If the American People buy this almost impossible to believe "con", we will cut our senior's health care, and reduce social security for millions, and STILL HAVE AN UNMANAGEABLE DEBT!

That is the truth!