Time to pay up. 100K each to pay off the national debt

[ryoder]

Sorry man. The role of government is not to fix things, but to get out of the way so the free market can flourish and provide opportunity for all.
I am against minimum wage laws and regulations forcing employers to give free healthcare to workers. I will never ever vote for any politician who wants to make the US more like Europe with socialized medicine, steep taxes, etc. So there really are differences between candidates.
I agree presidents are not all powerful, and that is a good thing. Clinton couldn't pursue a bloated liberal budget because Congress was full of Republicans who wanted to limit the growth of government. Bush had to deal with a Democrat Congress since 2006. Check out our national debt. It went on a serious upward swing since the Democrats took office.
The Democrats believe in government investment and the multiplier effect it has on the GDP. Republicans don't. To a Democrat, 1 trillion in government spending can create 5 trillion in GDP growth or so. Its all based on a flawed GDP multiplier concept and is designed to justify runaway spending.