THANKS government......

[artcarney_agr]

Instead of paying off the credit card.....let's ask for a higher credit line! Brilliant!

[DJD]

Yeah this kind of stuff gets old. The bull that comes outta Washington has got to stop. I will vote for anyone new from now on. They basically said we are all to stupid to know when we are getting shafted.

[waterdog101]

I know our country is not what it was back in the 90's and on my way to work yesterday, I had to stop in traffic. they were putting up new guardrail, and as I was looking at the guardrail they were taking down, I though it isn't as bright and shinee as the new, but it's such a waste of money to chance it. it would last another 50 or 75 years at least. and all I hear is tax dollars wasted, and I was thinking there are so many people in the country that need a job, without spending tax dollars on things that are wasteful. how could they make jobs for everyone. I guess it's where our family pay check comes from, where it looks like it's a waste of tax dollars or not. theres a lot of things, that I could list as a waste of tax dollars, but if any one of the items on the list was something that I worked at, to bring home a paycheck to feed my kids and pay my bills. I wouldn't think it to be a waste of tax dollars. I have no idea what it will take to fix our broken country, and I don't think the rich guys in washington does either. when I think of wasted tax dollars, the main thing that comes to mind is, the amount of tax dollars that have been spent in the last 12 years on the wars going on. I don't know the total over the last 12 years, but I did see a news statment, that said the total tax dollars spent for the year 2010 was 700 Billion yes with a B.

[GeoFisher]

Fighting Muslim extremists was not a waste of my tax dollars.......I simply find it amazing that so many folks think that PROTECTING our way of life is a waste of money.

I'm not going to rail about muslim expansionism, because I'm tired of trying to get my point of view across......some people simply won't ever get it.

BUT I will say this......Back in 1936 when Hitler was an unknown, it took a scant 3 years for him to become the most vile person in the world. By 1941 the entire world was at war, by 1945 a few million people were dead on all sides.

Pretty much all because of a madman and an ideology......

Personally, I'm glad someone had the nads necessary to take care of this building problem before it became another worldwide ideology.

Wasteful..........no.........necessary...........Y ES...........

AND this fight will be necessary for generations to come.

Later,

Geo

[LJP]

Geo i agree,only problem i have is why can't the rest of the world help pick up part of tab??? Larry

[jcb]

I'm not going to rail about muslim expansionism, because I'm tired of trying to get my point of view across

Geo, I think you successfully got your point of view across on this topic many, many times.

[Chubminnow]

If a man and wife can make "just enough money" (as little as possible) to satisfy the government....then I'm all for him and her making as much tax free money as they can....sure this sounds un-American, and really it is...Can't stand to see folks abuse the system persay...but what the heck....why go out and earn your living and pay out 33% or so in taxes to the tax man when all he's going to do is spend it ridiculously, when you could keep that money in your own pocket and save it or spend it as you see fit to do so.

Kind of feels like I'm in the mind set of stick it to the government before they stick it to you. It ain't right...it just ain't right.

[kyfanatic]

I got a funny email about the IRS being ticked off at someone who claimed 12 million illegal immigrants,4 million unemployable Americans,534 representatives, congressmen,and the potus, and x amount on welfare as dependants on their tax return.

[Tom523]

If a man and wife can make "just enough money" (as little as possible) to satisfy the government....then I'm all for him and her making as much tax free money as they can....sure this sounds un-American, and really it is...Can't stand to see folks abuse the system persay...but what the heck....why go out and earn your living and pay out 33% or so in taxes to the tax man when all he's going to do is spend it ridiculously, when you could keep that money in your own pocket and save it or spend it as you see fit to do so.

Kind of feels like I'm in the mind set of stick it to the government before they stick it to you. It ain't right...it just ain't right.

It seems like a lot of people have the same mindset.

http://media.causes.com/1098660?m=6584a9cb

[jcb]

It seems like a lot of people have the same mindset.

http://media.causes.com/1098660?m=6584a9cb

That video raised my eyebrows when I watched it, and a 10-second Google search reveals that it's mostly false information.

http://bit.ly/oYgsIC

[apb]

Probably 90% or more of the discussion on the dept ceiling was pure politics. The dept ceiling has been raised under every president since Reagan. Congress critters who were so opposed to raising it this time were all for it under Bush. Many congress critters who were all for it this time opposed it under Bush. While I agree with the sediment that given our current state of financial affairs, we do not need to be borrowing more money, the US defaulting on our current depts is a much bigger issue. Basically, it would be similar to me declaring bankrupcy and not paying off my depts. If I borrown money, I should be responsible for paying it back. Same for the government. The US has borrowed money to pay its depts, therefore, is responsible for paying it back. We would be in a bigger mess if we defaulted. The politicing that turned this into a crisis rather than just deal with it also caused more harm than good.

I certainly agree with several others here that it is way past time to throw a bunch of these bums out of office. As another reminder why they need to go, this morning I heard on the news that the FAA deal has still not been worked out. Because of this, 4000 workers have been furloughed, safety inspectors are now working without pay, a number of current construction projects have been put on hold, and the US will lose around $1 billion in tax revenue. Great, just what we need right now: less jobs and less revenue. And what does congress do? Why, its time for recess, see you in September! You know, if I told my boss that I was going on vacation even though I had not completed some important work before hand, I would not come back to a job. So why does congress thing that this is ok? May be its time to recall a bunch of them to send them a message.

Andrew

[lunkerbustin]

I only wish our government was ran like a private business. He who won't do their job gets fired. If you spend more money than you make then you're out of business. I know it's not an easy fix but something has got to change. I just get sick of all the political tug of war that goes on that benefits no one. Our elected officials sit in nice offices wasting money and playing childish playground games. We just get to pay for it. I vote in every election and feel that it doesn't matter. I sure wish old Ross could run now.