# Taxes, the election and you

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**Created:** [October 8, 2008, 8:00pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taxes-the-election-and-you/200054 "2008-10-08T20:00:38Z")
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#### Post date: [October 12, 2008, 5:13am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/taxes-the-election-and-you/200054/31 "2008-10-12T05:13:13Z")

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> [@Fast B-bodies](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/fast-b-bodies/38266/10):
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> Do you really think a democrat will shrink the gov to normal levels?

Clinton did a pretty good job of doing just that. I was in the Army during the Clinton era and saw the active duty Army shrink from 780,000 to 475,000 in just 2 years.

We have major problems all over the place. And there is no way to fix it quickly.

I’m not a big fan of raising taxes, but spending more than you make and then BORROWING the rest is no way to run a government.

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