Comments on: President’s PAYGO Proposal is Unworkable

By: One Week After Passing, Congress Set to Break PAYGO | Step Down Obama

One Week After Passing, Congress Set to Break PAYGO | Step Down Obama — Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:36:06 +0000

[...] implementation. PAYGO has unfortunately always been a gimmick. Heritage analyst Brian Reidl explained the main problems this summer when the President first announced his intention to revive PAYGO:1) PAYGO has never [...]

By: PAYGO: Political Gimmick, Not Real Fiscal Reform | The Foundry: Conservative Policy News.

Thu, 18 Feb 2010 18:01:32 +0000

By: Must Be an Election Year - Kagen's Talking Fiscal Restraint

Must Be an Election Year - Kagen's Talking Fiscal Restraint — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:18:32 +0000

[...] sounds sincere huh? Too bad it's all bull according to the Heritage Foundation's top budget guy (and personal friend of mine) Brian Riedl. 1) PAYGO has never been [...]

By: Larry Weckerling, At

Larry Weckerling, At — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 15:51:17 +0000

Let's vote out all the blood sucking liberals and thieves who

vote only to get themselves elected. Also the ones who take

money from lobbyist. Unless we pass laws to stop these practices

nothing will change. We should find a way to take back our country.

By: Engineer, Mississipp

Engineer, Mississipp — Sat, 13 Jun 2009 10:27:48 +0000

All presidents, with the exception of Andrew Jackson, have run deficits; although nowhere near that of Obama. The press conference was a joke wanting to spend less after signing a 1.3 trillion dollar budget, nearly a 1 trillion dollar stimulus and now 2 trillion health care.

This guy is like the old short story The Emperor Has No Clothes On, largely fueled by the press who tells us how great he is.

By: Brett, Tacoma

Brett, Tacoma — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 15:31:01 +0000

>>>Charles Ott, Chicago, IL writes:

Okay, now I’m curious. If PAYGO has never worked, what was it that did happen during the Clinton administration to result in a balanced budget? If PAYGO was routinely ignored, why was it rescinded in 2002? If it doesn’t matter anyway, why not re-enact it now?<<<

There never was a true balanced budget or surplus. Instead congress moved "intergovernmental holdings" off budget.

By: mrking

mrking — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:13:37 +0000

Amen, Mr. Williams. Have a chat w/ Mr. Gatehouse, also of TX. "gettin after lefty" radio podcast.

Just another ploy to throw the dawg off the scent.

"Surplus?" Laughable. So ya paid the lite bill yet owe $10k on the house-where is your "surplus?"

By: Steve Topper, Rapid

Steve Topper, Rapid — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:27:30 +0000

To answer Mr Ott's question, a "balanced budget" in political terms means you've kept it within the PROPOSED budget, even if it's 50% larger than the previous one. The only president to to erase the deficit was Hamilton, who did it by selling off public lands.

By: Tre Kendrick, CA

Tre Kendrick, CA — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:20:22 +0000

in response to mr. ott. Obama called it a surplus so i'll use that term. Clinton having a surplus had nothing to do with paygo. i shouldn't even have to make that distinction but i will, afterall our all knowing president doesn't even know. The "surplus" was largely due to two things: the dot com boom and defense cuts. PayGo has been and still is a charade. No one gets to see where all this money is spent, we just have to take the press secretary's word for it. PayGo is just another teleprompted speech that makes Obama appear "fiscally responsible" to the knuckleheads at msnbc.

By: Brian Reidl: PAYGO Has Never Been Enforced - RENEWtv: Renewing America. Renewing the GOP.

Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:36:48 +0000

[...] In theory, PAYGO sounds like common sense: Congress can only spend a dollar if it saves a dollar elsewhere. In reality, PAYGO is nothing more than a political gimmick that only enables higher spending and exploding deficits. Heritage fellow Brian Riedl explains: [...]