Originally Posted by Minte

Tony, my taxes went up 5% this year. The amount I contribute to the employee healthcare plan went up 6 figures. And that was money that would've funded another across the board raise for the labor force.


And your article that the national debt has dropped I didn't even bother reading. The debt has not dropped. It's increasing every hour of every day. Before Obama leaves office it will be close to $20T.

Anyone who thinks that simply slowing down the pace of borrowing without any idea at how to balance a budget ends up in bankruptcy.