Is socially liberal and fiscally conservative the best idea for America?

[Gurt]

If not then explain why. If yes explain why. Thanks!

Also what do it mean to be a social liberal and a fiscal conservative?
That's their own choice if they refuse to work. Nobody made them not work. I say people out of work get forced to work.

[Schiffy!]

That's exactly what I think. PS "Lies about me", one of our policies would be reducing our military influence around the world. So there would be TONS less military spending.

[quietcannon379]

That's what young people say because it makes them think they're "picking and choosing" the best parts of both parties and being independent. If you're still voting to cut taxes on the rich and refuse to cut military, then you're still an idiot.

[Let There Be Love]

No.

Fiscal conservatism doesn't work... in a crisis wherein we fall into a liquidity trap, you have virtually interest-free money to borrow and you know for sure that it will offset aggregate demand, increase output without the interest rates to go higher, all the while being certain it's your last resort option since monetary policy will do nothing -- this last one explains why, despite yelling like morons, right wing nuts can't seem to get the Fed is not in a position to increase the price levels.

Austerity produces a contraction, that you like the idea or not. On the short term, especially when the loan is very affordable, you have all the interests on Earth to take that damn money and spend it. On the long term, you need to think about cuts to reduce your debt, but it shouldn't be a problem for a government like the US government who could very well double it without being in trouble.

[Educated Liberal]

Probably - but how would the "people that refuse to work" get by in life?

[Bat Guano]

Doesn't that mean "get everything you want, but then refuse to pay for it?"

THAT'S HOW WE GOT INTO THIS MESS

[Greg W]

As soon as "fiscally conservative" does not include $680 BILLION in so-called "defense" spending.... yes... absolutely.

[crash.override]

Not if "socially liberal" means that we just continue with business as usual with government spending especially on entitlements. These are the single biggest drivers of our national debt, but liberals cry that any "reform" really means that we are trying to get rid of those programs altogether.

[duker918]

No. To be truly fiscally conservative one would by necessity be socially conservative or at most moderate. As we have witnessed, the more socially 'liberal' society becomes, the more fiscally confiscatory it needs to become to support that liberalism.

[Nathan]

If someone is socially liberal it means that they support things such as gay marriage, abortion, and are against the death penalty. If someone is fiscally conservative, it means they generally support free markets, flat taxes, and high tariffs on American goods and services. Being socially liberal and fiscally conservative would put you in the Libertarian Party. In my opinion, this is not the best for America. Gay Marriage is immoral and wrong and not even Marriage by definition. I am gay, but I still believe that it isn't right. Abortion is murder plain and simple and the Death Penalty needs to stay in place. People that are mass murderers deserve to die painful deaths for all the pain that they have caused. Economically, Conservative is the best way to go. There has never been a country that has been completely Communist/Socialist that has had a good and surviving economy.