Scaturro Responds to the State of the Union Address
Written by on January 28, 2010, 11:38 AM
Tonight’s State of the Union Address was heavier on rhetoric than on solutions. The aggressive spending initiatives of the administration and Congressional Democrats over the past year only delayed an economic recovery. Our prosperity as a nation depends on job creation, which in turn depends on successful small businesses. We cannot tax ourselves into prosperity.
Considering that the Congressional Budget Office reported an increase in government expenditures of 22 percent over the last year, the announced freeze on discretionary spending – roughly $20 billion per year – is hardly the savings needed to initiate an economic recovery. It is also unclear how the President could call for a freeze and a new spending bill at the same time.
Looking overseas, I applaud the President’s decision to bolster our mission in Afghanistan. Success there is essential to our national security. On other fronts, however, the response to the failed attempt to blow up an airliner on Christmas day and the decision to prosecute terrorists in federal court reflect serious errors in judgment on issues of national security.
Our challenges at home and abroad should be confronted with more of the bipartisanship that was promised during the campaign season.
Considering that the Congressional Budget Office reported an increase in government expenditures of 22 percent over the last year, the announced freeze on discretionary spending – roughly $20 billion per year – is hardly the savings needed to initiate an economic recovery. It is also unclear how the President could call for a freeze and a new spending bill at the same time.
Looking overseas, I applaud the President’s decision to bolster our mission in Afghanistan. Success there is essential to our national security. On other fronts, however, the response to the failed attempt to blow up an airliner on Christmas day and the decision to prosecute terrorists in federal court reflect serious errors in judgment on issues of national security.
Our challenges at home and abroad should be confronted with more of the bipartisanship that was promised during the campaign season.
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Frank Scaturro was born in New York City in 1972 and raised in New Hyde Park following his family’s move to that community in 1973. His father, who had emigrated from Italy as a boy, was self-employed in a commercial air conditioning and refrigeration repair business for several years. He later became the supervisor of maintenance and operations at Bergdorf Goodman in New York City and then held a similar position at Chaminade High School in Mineola. His mother studied physical therapy at Nassau Community College and worked near home as a secretary at an insurance agency and several law firms. Read More
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