How come McCain/Obama say nothing about cutting the size of government?

Question

Obama's going to raise taxes, give us another stimulus. Both want to give big $ to alternative fuels & every other cockamamie idea out there. Where's the fiscal responsibility? How 'bout cutting some waste?

Answer 1

I totally agree with you.  Let's vote in someone who actually will cut the waste.  Obama and McCain will not.

Answer 2

Neither of them want to reduce the size of government.

Answer 3

I wish they would.

Government can't do anything well. Look at Freddie & Fannie. But they've got to do a few things. Fight wars, protect our borders, make sure our food & imports are safe. But they can't even do what they need to. Illegal immigration & drug trafficing is out of control, our food & imports are tainted, making people sick, and dont even get me started on Iraq.

Answer 4

i dont want to cut my own p**p.

thats grody.

Answer 5

Yup, I would start at a minimum of 25% and then 2 years later another 25% and keep cutting until the bureaucracies all  start actually get scared and start actually working.  The military I would leave alone but insist they cut the bloated overhead and also purchase much, much, much, much better than they are doing which is a total disgrace.

We can start with privatising Fannie and Freddie these two balck holes of curruption, waste and an overabundance of political connections.

Answer 6

Because they're both idiots.

Somewhere along the political trail, dems & now reps, too, have decided the way to win elections is to promise money & things to the voting public. Just like cesars in ancient Rome - bread & circus's. When whoever gets elected they forget what they promised but not that they have $ to spend. And they give the $ out to every special interest & politician that supported them. They dont care that it's the people's money.

Answer 7

The Reps and Dems no longer think it is important. All hail the Leviathan.

This is why I support the libertarian party.