Question: How can one support a balanced budget amendment?
I support a balanced budget but there are times when balancing the budget isn’t possible.
FDR’s budgets weren’t balanced but that is because the times called for increased spending.
Just because Congress has trouble balancing the budget now, why should we strip them of all power to to pass an unbalanced budget when sometimes its neccesary.
Answer:
Answer by Al Frommi
I think yes. Revenues against expenses and debt incurred. they must equal and then have a surplus for emergencies. I am old enough to know that during the past wars there was a war tax that was imposed by the congress. I have no idea why wasn’t this done for the war in Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan. Also, the idea that subsidies can bring jobs was absurd. Not without asking anything in return. I do not know of any country that gives money away to corporation without asking not to wreck the economy.