Hillary, Hillary.Why do you run?Just making sureWe all get a gun.
Hillary, HillaryWon’t Chelsea care?Chelsea’s glad GrandmaIs out of her hair.
Hillart, HillaryWhat about Bill?Playing second fiddleWill give him a thrill.
Hillary, Hillary How will you pay?Lots of BIG MONEYWill gold pave the way.
Hillary, HillaryYour assets are manyYour silence to pressWon’t collect manyVOTES…do you hear me?Your campaign is at STARTYour bid for the White HouseBeginning to smell Like huge farts.
I’m looking to BernieIt pains me to sayRather than RepublicansHe may be the way.
What a dumb cartoon. There is not a single Republican running whose policies would not increase the debt by trillions over what Hillary is proposing. Massive tax cuts for the rich. Massive layoffs at the government level, bringing the economy to its knees; except of course massive increases in military spending and border security, not to mention the $380 billion it would cost the US government to repeal the ACA. There may be reasons to vote Republican, but avoiding debt is not one.
Benson, there must have been a mistake when you transmitted today’s cartoon. Somehow the words “Republican Tax Cuts for the Wealthy” and “Costs of Fighting Wars of Choice” were left off those huge grey debt bags. I’m sure you’ll correct that as soon as possible.
You are living in the real world, which obviously makes you see things differently than Lisa. In the Faux bubble this cartoon is a valid depiction of reality. You have to stop believing your eyes and buy into the bubble. Lisa is trying to help you to do that.
Republicans are good at giving tax cuts even during the time of war and then they complain about the debt. They do not get that if you cut taxes you have to cut the budget doubly to reduce the debt. They just compound the problem. At least the Democrats know that fiscal responsibility is both taxes and spending in balance. Clinton handed Bush a balance budget. Bush handed Obama abudget defit, more debt, and a collapsed economy. If Republicans actually believed in reducing the debt for future generations they would not talk about tax cuts."In November of 2002, when O’Neill, a “deficit hawk”, tried to warn Vice President Dick Cheney that growing budget deficits… expected to top $500 billion that fiscal year alone… posed a threat to the economy. Cheney cut him off, saying, “You know, Paul, Reagan proved deficits don’t matter.”O’Neill was replaced with CSX (the freight train company) CEO John Snow, also a “deficit hawk”, yet appointed the unenviable task of convincing the public (ie: Wall Street) that “deficits don’t matter”."http://crooksandliars.com/mugsy/ten-years-ago-today-bush-fires-economic-teamWho Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It’s Barack Obama?http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/05/24/who-is-the-smallest-government-spender-since-eisenhower-would-you-believe-its-barack-obama/ GOP Presidents Have Been the Worst Contributors to the Federal Debt http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/gop-presidents-have-been-the-worst-contributors-to-the-federal-debt/264193/
Go back to the old policies under the previous Clinton and it was a period of relative peace, prosperity, and stability. You have to go back to Republican policies to find failure.
Correction on my comment: It should have said: “Do away with FICA, (the worker taxation, not Social Security) change the tax code to a flat tax without loop holes, and do away with the IRS.”
when bush 2 became president debt was 5727 billion and rose to 10626 billion when he left // now 18305 // note 4899 [8 yr bush 2] is less than 7679 [6 1/2 yr bho ]
braindead Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Right! We just need a couple more helpings of Trickle Down economics.
There are some parts of the middle class left. A little more Reaganomics will eliminate those pesky remnants once and for all.
Crabbyrino Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Hillary, Hillary.Why do you run?Just making sureWe all get a gun.
Hillary, HillaryWon’t Chelsea care?Chelsea’s glad GrandmaIs out of her hair.
Hillart, HillaryWhat about Bill?Playing second fiddleWill give him a thrill.
Hillary, Hillary How will you pay?Lots of BIG MONEYWill gold pave the way.
Hillary, HillaryYour assets are manyYour silence to pressWon’t collect manyVOTES…do you hear me?Your campaign is at STARTYour bid for the White HouseBeginning to smell Like huge farts.
I’m looking to BernieIt pains me to sayRather than RepublicansHe may be the way.
Jason Allen almost 9 years ago
Which is more conservative, the Democrat’s Tax & Spend policy, or the Republican’s Borrow Instead of Tax and Spend Just as Much as Democrats policy?
ARodney almost 9 years ago
What a dumb cartoon. There is not a single Republican running whose policies would not increase the debt by trillions over what Hillary is proposing. Massive tax cuts for the rich. Massive layoffs at the government level, bringing the economy to its knees; except of course massive increases in military spending and border security, not to mention the $380 billion it would cost the US government to repeal the ACA. There may be reasons to vote Republican, but avoiding debt is not one.
WestNYC Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Good toon today !
jespence97 almost 9 years ago
Does she even read the news?
dre7861 almost 9 years ago
Benson, there must have been a mistake when you transmitted today’s cartoon. Somehow the words “Republican Tax Cuts for the Wealthy” and “Costs of Fighting Wars of Choice” were left off those huge grey debt bags. I’m sure you’ll correct that as soon as possible.
Diane Lee Premium Member almost 9 years ago
You are living in the real world, which obviously makes you see things differently than Lisa. In the Faux bubble this cartoon is a valid depiction of reality. You have to stop believing your eyes and buy into the bubble. Lisa is trying to help you to do that.
moderateisntleft almost 9 years ago
!!! Oh goody !!! And can we borrow more form the Chinese to pay for them??
PainterArt Premium Member almost 9 years ago
Republicans are good at giving tax cuts even during the time of war and then they complain about the debt. They do not get that if you cut taxes you have to cut the budget doubly to reduce the debt. They just compound the problem. At least the Democrats know that fiscal responsibility is both taxes and spending in balance. Clinton handed Bush a balance budget. Bush handed Obama abudget defit, more debt, and a collapsed economy. If Republicans actually believed in reducing the debt for future generations they would not talk about tax cuts."In November of 2002, when O’Neill, a “deficit hawk”, tried to warn Vice President Dick Cheney that growing budget deficits… expected to top $500 billion that fiscal year alone… posed a threat to the economy. Cheney cut him off, saying, “You know, Paul, Reagan proved deficits don’t matter.”O’Neill was replaced with CSX (the freight train company) CEO John Snow, also a “deficit hawk”, yet appointed the unenviable task of convincing the public (ie: Wall Street) that “deficits don’t matter”."http://crooksandliars.com/mugsy/ten-years-ago-today-bush-fires-economic-teamWho Is The Smallest Government Spender Since Eisenhower? Would You Believe It’s Barack Obama?http://www.forbes.com/sites/rickungar/2012/05/24/who-is-the-smallest-government-spender-since-eisenhower-would-you-believe-its-barack-obama/ GOP Presidents Have Been the Worst Contributors to the Federal Debt http://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2012/10/gop-presidents-have-been-the-worst-contributors-to-the-federal-debt/264193/
ConserveGov almost 9 years ago
Obama 2.0.If the past 8 years have been good to you, then vote for Hillary.
Gypsy8 almost 9 years ago
Go back to the old policies under the previous Clinton and it was a period of relative peace, prosperity, and stability. You have to go back to Republican policies to find failure.
PainterArt Premium Member almost 9 years ago
2015’s States Most & Least Dependent on the Federal Governmenthttp://wallethub.com/edu/states-most-least-dependent-on-the-federal-government/2700/<
debauche almost 9 years ago
Correction on my comment: It should have said: “Do away with FICA, (the worker taxation, not Social Security) change the tax code to a flat tax without loop holes, and do away with the IRS.”
oneoldhat almost 9 years ago
when bush 2 became president debt was 5727 billion and rose to 10626 billion when he left // now 18305 // note 4899 [8 yr bush 2] is less than 7679 [6 1/2 yr bho ]
3pibgorn9 almost 9 years ago
Aye
Mike Herman almost 9 years ago
The Clinton regime HUD created and expanded the sub prime mortgage market that led to the 2008 meltdown. Yeah, we need more of that.