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The people who are part of the Tea Party understand that more taxes and more spending are not answers in making the U.S. economy better. They also understand that bigger government does not create more jobs and prosperity. They are also very alarmed at the high amount of debt that the U.S. has and they want that fixed yesterday.
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If that is really the main issue of the tea partiers, where were they for the 8 years before this administration, when congress and the administration ran up debt, and spent and grew the size of government faster than any before them? As the deficit grew by 3 to 4 times what it had been during the previous 8 years and 50% higher than every other administration before, besides Bush the senior’s 4 years in office.
I don’t know how much race has to do with it. But when I hear phrases like “i want my country back”, it does make me pause and wonder. When I hear they want lower taxes, it makes me question their grip on reality. The timing is curious. It would have made sense 4 years ago. Grass roots it isn’t. Well informed, it isn’t. Understanding, it isn’t.
