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Finally someone making sense. This of course will never happen because Republican's like to fight whether they are right or wrong....it's just business!
I like to add that war is big business and a way for our conservative friends to line the pockets of their bed buddies ***cough*** Haliburton
I agree, we need to reduce spending and deal with this Country's debt. Now, what should be cut, the spending of Democratic programs? The spending of Republican programs? I would say, both. But determining which and by how much, needs to be a bipartisan process, with teeth. The President has established a Commission, but it has no official Senate authority. Why is there not a Commission in the Senate to do that? Simple answer, the Repubs who had called for it, backed out. It was apparently more politically advantageous to not address the problem. No other reason that I can see. You can spin it any way you want, but that's just the fact.
The President is gutless. He should show leadership and propose cuts rather than hide behind the skirts of some commission.
Only a GOP Kool-Aid drinker would say something like that. Where were you when we spent a Trillion dollars in Iraq, going back for a refill?
It is cheaper to spend a trillion in Iraq than many trillions rebuilding a bombed out US. Are you suggesting the only place to cut is in the military? Typical lefty.
I have several ways to CUT SPENDING that does not involve cutting off Unemployment Payments. It starts with firing all the military contractors and turning the tasks over to our soldiers. It ends with closing down 90% of our overseas bases and bringing the troops home to defend our borders. In any case it is far better for the money to go to unemployed workers than to parasitic financiers or over subsidized farming corporations.
I even have a way of lowering the deficit. Instead of borrowing the money tax it from the hyper wealthy. That would really put the Republicans in a complete tizzy.
Wow where to start, this is an embarrassment of riches to knock out of the park. First of privatizing certain military support functions SAVES money.
Great idea, let's minimize our military abroad, that doesn't look too isolationist does it? Please put out the welcome mat for our enemies.
Next time you are trying to get a mortgage, please let your lender know you think they are a parasite. Oh yeah the next time you charge your pork rinds remember the parasites.
Finally only a crazed lefty would advocate punishing the job creators.
I'm a 50yo professional who has been out of work since July of last year. I was on Unemployment Compensation for 46 weeks (not the 99 week maximum) and have applied for hundreds of jobs with zero success. Effective June 12th I have zero income...nothing. I own a home and live pretty simply, but nonetheless I along with millions of other Americans are in the same boat, and 200,000 more every week going forward for awhile are going to be in the same boat. At this point I would gladly take a minimum wage job, though statistics say I'll be competing with 5 others for the same job. Besides, what employer is going to hire someone for an entry level job with advanced qualifications? I'm not attacking you, I'm attacking those who somehow think that it's justified to throw millions of Americans under the bus because their political party is using it for political gain in the upcoming elections. Can everyone just please grow up and think about someone other than themselves?
I agree, the Democrats need to think about this person when they refuse to find one of their precious programs to cut in order to help this person.
The Dems can easily find the cuts..Pelosi gives up her jet and they ask Fed workers to take one day off per week or per every other week with no pay.
And that's WITHOUT knowing details of any other spending in DC.
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