Originally Posted by
DJD
Don't you think that if this administration and Congress (and others before) led by example we the "tax paying people" would be more inclined to start listening? Look at the politicians that get caught defrauding the gubment and still try and be a leader for us. Heck they get caught red handed and get off with a hand slap. If you or I did 1/100th of what they did we would be in prison.
IMO...it's way out of line to ask anything more of me!! Fix the problem by enforcing some core fundamentals like if you break the law you get penalized. Lead us by examples of how the gubment is reducing spending and I mean real examples! If we are spending too much on foreign aid then cut it back, stop being the world police, stop wasting money on pork projects. There are alot of areas to trim the fat but coming after the "average Joe" is the last thing they should do. Want people to stop buying stuff from China? Make it more appealing to have our companies stay here in the US. Does that mean tax incentives? Getting the corrupt Unions out of it? I say yes to both.
The one thing that I use daily that I learned from the Military, ROTC and being raised by a career Navy dad was that you lead by example. You take responsibility for your actions and take your punishment when you do wrong. We as a country have lost that and here we are facing a decision on how to get back on track and what are we doing? Blaming the wrong folks again! You and I did not make this mess, the elected corrupt politicians did and until they step up to the plate we will not see any progress in the right direction.
Look at what Obamy did. We as a country were in a mess when he got in and look where we are now....a bigger mess. I think that APB, Roadtoad, Mhall, Devilshorse, Pontooner, Parker or myself could have taken office and spent that kind of money! (sorry if I left anyone out) This man was given a free ticket to spend Trillions of our money all on the back and excuses of George Bush. IMO he (and his administration/Congress) didn't take the bull by the horns to handle the problem they spun him around and crapped on us. Now here we are again after all that money was spent, all those promises of how we are gonna be better off if we do spend our way out of debt, facing what we all learned in our own lives....it doesn't work!
Heck they pushed the economy to the back burner and went after Healthcare reform. That should tell us how thoughtful they were of our country! Looks like it cost these numbnuts dearly in the elections because of it.
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