Quote Originally Posted by RoadToad View Post
It's going to take both some tax increases AND spending cuts to get rid of this deficit, and neither one is going to be painless.
Toad, you and I are on the same page here I think. I agree with you (see my earlier post above that I posted on 12-18 about each and every person in this country needing to take a hit)....if the government is serious about getting things on the right track, if the American people are truly interested in getting our country back on the right track, it's not going to be painless for anyone. I'm NOT for having my taxes raised cause I know we have some idiots/criminals on capitol hill that need to take a hit of their own, which as of right now I ain't heard squat about any plans on Capital Hill's discussion board to deal with this problem. For me it's like; "Hey Mr Government Man, if my taxes are raised then what are you (you personally) going to forfeit on your end?"

I know there are folks out there who really do need the unemployment extensions, so in one way I support it because jobs are scarce....but on the flip side it gets back to common sense that tells us the Government can't (should not) keep spending money we ain't got!

Then of course there's all the "ridiculous" money spending going on. This latest round of tax cuts and extension of benefits ain't nothin' more than a band aid on a wound that needs stitches. It ain't helping anything, it ain't moving things progressively forward, all it's doing is causing more pain for this country as we know it. Kind of seems to me like governements answer is put a band aid on it and let the next generation(s) of citizens worry about the mess made by our politicians.