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Originally Posted by Vendzilla
Most of the tea party people would agree with you, so I ask this, can we afford another big entitlement? aka healthcare.
Example would be fix the problems we have before you create more
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No, we cant. We cannot afford what we have now.......without some serious reform. The budget needs to be looked at as a whole but that is not the way it is done in congress it seems. They look at each little area and argue about it. We could theoretically increase spending in some areas while making deep cuts in spending in others and come up with a balanced budget. But no one on the hill is willing to do that, its all buzz words and catch phrases. Lets see who can score points while not doing any of the hard work of governing. All while China continues to support our misbehavior and the Fed continues to devalue the dollar.
Other countries lead us in services for their citizens with a higher standard of living then we have. But Americans seem to think that the boogieman of big government automatically means socialism and a loss of freedom while nothing could be further from the truth. Higher taxes can be balanced with more services and an increased level of happiness in our country. I love this country but it seems that today people live in fear, resentment and suspicion of their fellow Americans.... If you're not with us, then you're against us mentality.
Look at GFY as a microcosm of the American society (sorry non-American folks, no offense intended) when there is a discussion here it inevitably turns into a name calling bonanza with nothing of real value being said and everyone trying to outdo the next. The exact same behavior (with a little less honesty) is played out daily in the House, the Senate and on the political opinion shows on both sides.
said plainly, America on the whole needs to mature. We have two much power and influence across the globe to keep acting like children
