Santorum: I'll cut $5 Trillion in 5 years

[Arroyo_Doble]

Every politician says basically the same thing. The problem is that their timeline always seems to start in the middle of their hopefully second term or 10 years out.
Notice he did not say when he would start the cutting and I'd like to know how since the President does not have a line item veto and it is the House and Senate responsible for sending the budget to the President.

I don't see the Quaker Statist having the cajones to shut down the Federal government to get what he wants if the House or Senate are not solidly Republican.

But isn't that the presidential schtick during the campaign?

"I will do X ... I will do Y .... I will do your mother .... blah blah blah."

They really are limited in what they can accomplish even with the Legislative Branch held by their party.

[Molon Labe]

He's going to cut the budget by 5 trillion within 5 years.

He'll cut 1 trillion a year from the budget for 5 years.

Therefore he's cut 5 trillion within 5 years.

See how easy that was.

right...cut 1 trillion over 5 years......when the budget is 3.7 trillion. I get it.

Since there will BE no federal government if that happens, he will be the greatest conservative Ev'ah.

We will actually be getting change back.

[Madisonian]

I'm not great at politimath, so lets see how this works out...

Starting with 2013 for example
2013 - 3.7 trillion - 1 trillion = 2.7 trillion
2014 - 2.7 trillion - 1 trillion = 1.7 trillion
2015 - 1.7 trillion - 1 trillion = 0.7 trillion
2016 - 0.7 trillion - 1 trillion = -0.3 trillion
2017 - -0.3 trillion - 1 trillion = -1.3 trillion

Of course the more likely scenario will be
2012 was 3.7 trillion so for 2013 Congress requests 5 trillion, Santorum stalls for 4 trillion, 1 trillion cut
2013 was 4 trillion so for 2014 Congress requests 6 trillion, Santorum stalls for 5 trillion, another trillion cut
and so on and so on.

Remember that in the Potomac Swamp, a decrease in the projected increase is a cut even if you spend more than the previous year.

[Articulate_Ape]

Ok....Santy said during the debate last night and on several other occassions he's going to cut 5 trillion dollars from the federal budget in 5 years.

The Federal budget in 2012 was $3.7 trillion.

Why isn't anyone calling this guy out on this baloney?


from his own website:

For the sake of fairness to the man, I think $5 trillion over 5 years is $1 trillion/year. I'm just sayin'.

[Articulate_Ape]

I'm not great at politimath, so lets see how this works out...

Starting with 2013 for example
2013 - 3.7 trillion - 1 trillion = 2.7 trillion
2014 - 2.7 trillion - 1 trillion = 1.7 trillion
2015 - 1.7 trillion - 1 trillion = 0.7 trillion
2016 - 0.7 trillion - 1 trillion = -0.3 trillion
2017 - -0.3 trillion - 1 trillion = -1.3 trillion

Of course the more likely scenario will be
2012 was 3.7 trillion so for 2013 Congress requests 5 trillion, Santorum stalls for 4 trillion, 1 trillion cut
2013 was 4 trillion so for 2014 Congress requests 6 trillion, Santorum stalls for 5 trillion, another trillion cut
and so on and so on.

Remember that in the Potomac Swamp, a decrease in the projected increase is a cut even if you spend more than the previous year.

Oh, that's right, just go ahead and steal my thunder. Maybe you'd like a side of lightning with that, you bastard!

[AmPat]

I actually enjoyed it very much last night when Romney called out Santorum for actively campaigning for and supporting Sen. Arlen Specter.

You know... the RINO conservative who became a Democrat and cast the deciding vote for Obama care.

So the fact that this guy makes you so hot in the loins is probably why you don't care that you can't cut 5 trillion from 3.7.

Weak. Seriously, that's all you have?
I wonder if maybe Santorum might have been suggesting cutting 5 trillion of unfunded liability as well as doing something about that budget that we haven't had for over a thousand days? But by all means, O Blah Blah is better. Try blowing your favorite candidate, O Blah Blah, outright instead of attacking the GOP candidates. It's more honest.

[AmPat]

right...cut 1 trillion over 5 years......when the budget is 3.7 trillion. I get it.

Since there will BE no federal government if that happens, he will be the greatest conservative Ev'ah.

We will actually be getting change back.

Good, then the bastards can't steal from the taxpayers anymore. By the way, how's Barry doing for you? Did you like the way he turned the White House into a jazz club? Classy guy that Chicago Thug. Now for his next trick, he's going to fool the fools into thinking he's presidential material.

[Rockntractor]

Probably? That's not what he said. Next you'll tell me he's going to give me a Pony.

[fettpett]

I'm not great at politimath, so lets see how this works out...

Starting with 2013 for example
2013 - 3.7 trillion - 1 trillion = 2.7 trillion
2014 - 2.7 trillion - 1 trillion = 1.7 trillion
2015 - 1.7 trillion - 1 trillion = 0.7 trillion
2016 - 0.7 trillion - 1 trillion = -0.3 trillion
2017 - -0.3 trillion - 1 trillion = -1.3 trillion

Of course the more likely scenario will be
2012 was 3.7 trillion so for 2013 Congress requests 5 trillion, Santorum stalls for 4 trillion, 1 trillion cut
2013 was 4 trillion so for 2014 Congress requests 6 trillion, Santorum stalls for 5 trillion, another trillion cut
and so on and so on.

Remember that in the Potomac Swamp, a decrease in the projected increase is a cut even if you spend more than the previous year.

what budget? there hasn't been a budget since this asshole took office. going on 4 years. between expenditures and debt the Government owes/spends 15 trillion dollars, more than the GDP for the first time ever. cut 5 Trillion out and you're looking at 10 trillion in debt and expenditures.

[Odysseus]

Ok....Santy said during the debate last night and on several other occassions he's going to cut 5 trillion dollars from the federal budget in 5 years.

The Federal budget in 2012 was $3.7 trillion.

Why isn't anyone calling this guy out on this baloney?


from his own website:

I took it to mean over five years.

Exactly. Budgeting is done in five year increments. What I assumed that Santorum meant is that he was going to reduce the expenditures over the next POM (Program Objective Memorandum) cycle by $5 Trillion.