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Political economics
Jun. 9th, 2005 09:10 pmFiscally liberal: the notion that when an individual stumbles and falls that society can help by providing a safety net. Called 'fiscally unsound' by many right-wingers.
Fiscally conservative: the notion that when a corporation stumbles and falls that society can help by providing a safety net. Called 'fiscally prudent' by many right-wingers who believe that helping individuals is an expensive policy, despite the numerically higher cost tag for saving businesses.
Fiscally prudent: the notion that when spending is too high you should try to curb your spending.
For many years I've called myself 'fiscally conservative' because I thought that conservatives, well, conserved. With the current wave of soi-conservatives who have been spending more money than ever before to help out corporations and leaving individuals behind, I find the term repugnant. I want spending brought under control, want it accountable, and want the bulk of it to help the neediest.
I am not fiscally conservative. I am a fiscally prudent fiscal liberal, with occasional twinges of fiscal conservatism.
Fiscally conservative: the notion that when a corporation stumbles and falls that society can help by providing a safety net. Called 'fiscally prudent' by many right-wingers who believe that helping individuals is an expensive policy, despite the numerically higher cost tag for saving businesses.
Fiscally prudent: the notion that when spending is too high you should try to curb your spending.
For many years I've called myself 'fiscally conservative' because I thought that conservatives, well, conserved. With the current wave of soi-conservatives who have been spending more money than ever before to help out corporations and leaving individuals behind, I find the term repugnant. I want spending brought under control, want it accountable, and want the bulk of it to help the neediest.
I am not fiscally conservative. I am a fiscally prudent fiscal liberal, with occasional twinges of fiscal conservatism.
