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If you consider yourself fiscally conservative and would like for the government to tax less and spend less, then you might like the Republicans. If you'd like the government to increase taxes and spending, the you might prefer the Democrats. Right? Or maybe you've got it backwards.

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Revealed: The truth about big-spending Republicans

According to a report in USA Today [May 23, 2003], "Republicans, who pride themselves on being frugal with taxpayers' money, were bigger spenders than Democrats in state legislatures over the past five years."

USA Today reporter Dennis Cauchon crunched the budgets of all 50 states (1997-2002). He found that in states where Republicans controlled both houses of the legislature, spending rose 6.54% per year. When Democrats dominated, spending rose only 6.17%.

That difference -- .37% -- may not seem like much. But since the 50 state governments spent $983 billion in 2002, that difference will add up to tens of billions of extra dollars being sucked out of taxpayers' wallets and purses by free-spending Republicans.

Republican-controlled legislatures spent the most when their state also had a Republican governor. So, when they are not constrained by Democrats, Republicans spend tax dollars at a pace that makes even Socialists salivate.

It's also happening at the federal level, thanks to a Republican president, a Republican-controlled House, and a Republican-controlled Senate.

According to the Washington Post [April 15, 2002], federal spending increased by 22% from 1999 to 2003 -- "the biggest increase in government spending since the 1960's Great Society." Keep in mind: The GOP controlled Congress all four of those years, and the presidency for two.

From 2001 to 2002 alone, with President Bush at the helm, federal spending increased by 7% -- "or almost twice the spending rate under Bill Clinton," noted Stephen Moore [The Washington Times, May 16, 2001].

As a rule, Republican politicians spend more of your tax dollars than do Democrats.

posted by Hal 10:27 AM