Source: USA Today
Democrat Barack Obama said Sunday that if elected he will push to increase the amount of income that currently is taxed to provide monthly Social Security benefits. Obama and other Democratic presidential candidates previously have signaled support for this idea.
One of the most pervasive ideas of what distinguishes Democrats from Republicans is that of fiscal responsibility.
George Washington warned about Foreign Entanglements because he knew it led to Wars and the debts that resulted. These debts had to be paid and it was usually the rich getting the profits from war and the poor getting the bill.