I believe tom coburn to be a man of his word, truthful in what he says and writes. Tom coburn, a republication congressman and senator, shares his opinion and experience about the us debt issue. Coburn has accurately diagnosed the problem and offers a sensible prescription to solve it. Tom coburn as far as i know is the only senator that is also a physician ran and ron paul are congressmen and his views in the debt bomb are worthy of attention. Jul 17, 2012 both parties have equally participated in abandoning the limited role of the federal government, says sen. I guess the way to describe it is raw and disturbing. Candor and integrity would become his defining traits. Overspending by congress and the federal government is a ticking time bomb, and a great deal of overspending is done by career politicians to promote their short term self interest rather than addressing real problems of the us nation. Pulling few punches, coburn targets sacred cows of each party and explains that rather than being in gridlock as the media claims. Fortunately, tom coburn uses it with gusto in attacking the crisis so well described in this book. Apr 16, 2012 what others are saying about the debt bomb in the debt bomb, tom outlines how all americans can work together to strengthen our critical health and retirement security programs, reform our tax code, and lift our crushing burden of debt.
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Mar 28, 2020 debt bomb from abortion rights to mandatory employersponsored healthcare insurance for workers, coburn was seen by democrats as a policy roadblock and by republicans as a white knight to. What others are saying about the debt bomb in the debt bomb, tom outlines how all americans can work together to strengthen our critical health and retirement security programs, reform our tax code, and lift our crushing burden of debt. The author serves on the senate banking committee and the homeland security finance subcommittee, which means that financial issues are his legislative specialty. Senator tom coburn reveals the fascinating, maddening story of. A bold plan to stop washington from bankrupting america by tom a. An excerpt from tom coburns new book the debt bomb msnbc. More than anything, he makes a compelling case for urgency and.
Story continues i have heard probably hundreds of speeches on the senate floor blaming our economic turmoil on the bush tax cuts and the wars in iraq and afghanistan, he wrote in his 2012 book, the debt bomb. In a nation whose debt has outgrown the size of its entire economy, the greatest threat comes not from any foreign force but from washington politicians who refuse to relinquish the intoxicating power to borrow and spend. Top us corporations pay effective tax rate of only 3. Tom coburn, an ultraconservative oklahoma republican and family physician who in 16 years in congress crusaded for limited government, using a rulebook technicality to block so many bills that.
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