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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It means they don't get worked up over things like gay marriage or right to abortion or things like that because it doesn't really matter to them and they are mostly concerned with the government's responsibility to maintain a low amount of debt (or lower the debt) and control spending in bloating or unnecessary areas. Frankly, they are preferable to the ones who want sweeping legislation over people's rights to healthcare choices or partnership based on their own religious beliefs. [/quote]

I get that. But what I've observed is that they tend to want cuts to the social programs that don't affect them: don't cut SS and Medicare; instead, cut food stamps, TANF and subsidized housing. [/quote]

I don't think that's universally true.  My DH falls into the "fiscal conservative, social progressive" camp, and thinks the [b]current crop of Republicans[/b] are a joke for not addressing Medicare/SS/Defense spending whenever then go on a budget cut spree.  He was against the Bush tax cuts and Iraq War, but was also against Obamacare because he thought it would cost too much (ditto for most of Bernie Sanders' proposals).   Now he's shaking his head at Trump for wanting to increase Defense spending again while cutting taxes.[/quote]

Seems to me like the current crop is, if anything, more serious about deficits than any other crop of GOP before. Which is not to say very much, given they only worry about it when Democrats are in charge, but still some are more concerned than usual. [/quote]

Comical.  If they were, Trump would never have stood a chance because his policy of spending big while massively slashing taxes for the richest adds nearly 6 trillion dollars to the deficit.[/quote]

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