The 85 billion dollar sequestration is not a debate on budget cuts . Its the debate on the level of Increased spending . It has nothing to do with actual cuts to a budget . The spending is going to continue to grow at staggering levels even if the sequestration occurs.
President Obama already has achieved significant tax increases on Business and the middle class via Obama Care. He got further Tax increases on the wealthiest Americans as well as the working class in the last Tax deal . This all at a time when the economy did not grow in the last quarter of the year.
This reality corresponds with the Obama Administration record spending in his first term as the DEBT of the nation has grown to 16.6 Trillion . The debt 10.6 Trillion when Obama took office. The Obama spending addiction has grown into a tax and regulation addiction . Perhaps the average Obama voter is clueless to the realities of this debt to even the next generation. Otherwise they would of not voted for more of the same .It is clearly a spending problem and it needs to be addressed in a real way for this nation to grow in prosperity. Something We all want long term. But currently we are chosing an immediate cookie over a well cooked steak . And if we continue to do so , even the cookies will crumble.
One of the only real solutions for the country is to grow the economy while actually cutting spending .A real CUT or Balance Budget amendment . We need to pay are bills but we need to do it in a way that doesn't commit the country to economic suicide . Than there are no winners.(just ask greece)
I am not optimistic about the nations future as it is over taxed , over regulated and the current admistration has a anti domestic energy policy.When you couple these anti capitalistic policies and add in the Obama spending addiction the nation looks more and more like the titanic and the Iceburg is closing in .While Obama plays Chicken Little as to what 85 billion dollars means to us all . He is really debating that an ice cube is a bigger threat than the ICE BURG. Sadly, too many Americans believe it .
Guaranteed to win another election.
You threw up as many shiny objects as you could to avoid talking about Obama's current spending issues. You remember Obama----the guy in office now. THe notion that these cuts could not happen painlessly is absurd. Your reply REGAN'S fault!
Believe it or not, I do understand your point of view about patience with the world economy. My only problem with that is this: While we wait for wages to balance between emerging economies like China, we continue to spend like OUR economy is the world leader and booming. It is simply unsustainable long term. I often wonder and worry- is this the New World Order coming to fruition? If so, our best is behind us. Not trying to be all doom and gloom, but the rest of our lifetime will suck. Our kids have no future either- that is what bothers me the most.
How about some specifics Mr Ruble? Enough with your platitudes.
http://reagancoalition.com/articles/2013/20130226004-obama-2009-return.html?a=2 At least FDR only had one name and social security number.
LNCTN...Maybe Al Gore should have tried that for his network before he sold out to our enemies.
Sadly your solutions in most of you pieces are not solution driven or fiscally responsible . Just another spending program , I dont oppose New spending on true ideas to grow the economy instead of growing dependence on government.. As long as we can eliminate ALL the bad spending on bad ideas which is MASSIVE.. But no one can end a job servicing an awful idea in Washington . Asking a liberal to live in the Real world is quite a challenge when they think shrinking the economy with bad policy will somehow make the case that we are better off. By every economic measure Obama policies have been a EPIC FAIL . Even the housing bubble was caused by bad and irresponsible government policy. Just because politicians lie about the cause and effect doesn't mean anyone paying attention doesn't know better. Lyle it was Obama who said he would reduce the deficit by half by the end of his 1st term. He added 6 trillion in 4 years. By his own definition he is unpatriotic .Amazing you can defend it as it only shows you true lack of knowledge into a debate on not only fiscal responsibility but nation sustainability. If you or I spend 46 cents of borrowed money on everything we spend going into eternity do you think you will leave your kids much ?
You love to switch from details to the abstract to avoid talking about Obama and his spending. No sane person argues that there is not massive wasted government spending. Obama and the left are being given the chance erase a sliver of the waste. All we are getting from the left it 1) The sky is falling 2) It's Bush's fault It is not reasonable to negotiate a settlement with such extreme zealots--there is no satisfying them. Obama is being given the option of targeted cuts--he is refusing. He wants politically dramatic cuts to further his agenda ---and to hell with the people.
Please---this is the same crap we heard when the dems held all three branches of power. The repubs have said OK Obama target your cuts and he refuses--he simply wants to inflict pain. You reply---TEA PARTY. Lame but blaming others appears to be all you have because accountability you reject.
Obama February 23, 2009: ► “Today I’m pledging to cut the deficit we inherited in half by the end of my first term in office. This will not be easy. It will require us to make difficult decisions and face challenges we’ve long neglected. But I refuse to leave our children with a debt that they cannot repay — and that means taking responsibility right now, in this administration, for getting our spending under control.”◄ Yet he did the opposite.
According to Lyle that is because of the tea party. Apparently the same reason Obama ignored his own debt commission.
Up until this point you've been referencing our domestic situation. If you're now suggesting that both Democratic and Republican leaders in this country have, for almost 30 years, been under the sway of some sort of global oligarchical/plutocratic cabal, then you're essentially admitting that you subscribe to the mother of all conspiracy theories, the infamous "New World Order". Is that the case?
For Liberals it is not about making Honest statements with commitments to back them up . It is about growing government control of peoples lives and eliminating freedom . Any Liberal that is paying attention knows Obama is a bald face Liar.That reality is a basic fact of life . But it doesnt matter when you sell your soul to the devil . In Fact, they lie to each other on things that are clearly False. Like Obama Care. The entire bill was a budgeting gimmick to sell it . Clearly, it will costs Trillions in unfunded entitlements in a relatively short period of time. Lies dont matter only the agenda. The ends justify the means. Perhaps these Liberal Kool Aid drinkers are quiet as a church mouse because they cant dispute Obama said those words AND they cant admit he is a liar.