hello america!!! i listen to obama & the dems tell us we need to raise taxes on the rich & businesses----i disagree with them on raising taxes for anybody or any business at this time. what i don't hear any of them saying is: let's take a paycut & show america we mean business;;;;;let's cut ALL government workers pay by 2.5% across the board, for one year, from the office of the presidency on down to that public worker watering the flowers in the park. NO EXCEPTIONS. they also need to address the 'perks' they receive at our expense.
then they should go down the line & get rid of the programs & agency's that are not working &/or essential to this country's growth. most of these agency's can be downsized & consolidated----i.e: the usda & fda....why do we need both of them? basically, they both do the same job----one does cheese & one doesn't. another example is---the fbi, cia &, homeland security (& who knows how many other connected agency's there are) can all be downsized & consolidated. BUT, CONGRESS IS SO USED TO DICTATING LAW TO EVERYBODY BUT THEMSELVES THAT THIS IS GOING TO BE A BATTLE. america's problem isn't the revenue coming in, it's the spending going out!
if congress would deal with the above, their very next step should be to honestly stop funding country's that don't have our best interests at heart. &, we don't need to be giving any money to country's like saudi arabia...they seem to have all the money in the world. if we have to pay country's to get them to do us favors, we really don't need their help.
congress should then look at all of our entittlements programs with a 'no-holds-barred' attitude. yes, i receive social security due to 'early retirement' & i have no problem with congress tapping my monthly check as long as they tap theirs first. regardless of what you hear, see &, read, our entittlements programs have to be adjusted to reflect 2011 & beyond. we simply cannot continue using a system based on the times of the past. hell, if that were the case, i should be able to buy a pack of sigs for 25 cents---remember those times?
then congress should look at our supporting industry's like fannie & freddie, am-trac &, the post office. how much more money must we continue to sink into these three & continue accepting the same negative results?
we have to cut the government purses to these company's & allow them to either suceed or fail---THE SAME IS TRUE OF ALL OF THE BAILOUTS TO THE BANKS, AUTO INDUSTRY'S, ETC!!! no more........
congress must also find a way to offer true incentives to businesses so that they will start hiring again----they need certainty---not raised taxes.
now, if congress can handle the above & quit including wasteful 'earmarks' in their bills, america will do the rest...
& yes, if congress honestly tackles the above, there will be hardships inflicted but, we must endure the hardships to restore this great & proud nation to its rightful place as the leader of the free world &, we can't lead if our people our unemployed & our national debt is weighing us down.
