Tea Party Patriots
The Tea Party Patriots of 2009 are a loosely affiliated group of conservative to libertarian leaning Americans that are sincerely and genuinely angry about perceived high tax rates and out of control government spending. They take their inspiration from the 1773 Boston Tea Party "taxation without representation" protests. It is, however, important to note that the Tea Party Patriots only came into being in 2009 after eight years of ignoring the Bush II administration, which increased spending, deficits and debt to record levels and greatly expanded both the size and power of the government to unprecedented levels. The only conclusion is that the Tea Party Patriots are really opposed to the Obama administration and Democrats and that balancing the budget or opposing the expansion of the Federal government is an entirely secondary concern.
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Fast Facts
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The Boston Tea Party
occured in 1773, not 1776.
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The Federal Deficit
was the highest ever under Presidents Bush II, Bush I and Reagan.
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Pres. Bill Clinton
balanced the budget.
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In order to balance a budget
you need to take in as much money as you spend. It is mathematically impossible to balance a budget by increasing spending and simultaneously cutting taxes.
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Pres. Obama
and his administration are set to eclipse all other Federal deficits with record spending. There are only two solutions: don't spend the money or raise taxes.
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Iraq vs. Health
Spreading democracy to the Middle East costs about $100 billion a year, which is roughly the estimated yearly cost of universal health care.
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Pres. Carter
attempted to balance the budget in 1980, which would have been the first balanced budget since 1969.
