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Originally Posted by WildBill
Always remember, we do have term limits; Every 2 years at the polls. Get out the message and vote!
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I wish I could believe that fixing our problems was as simple as changing our representation in DC, but I'm afraid our two party system is circling the drain.
I was looking at a national debt clock site yesterday and did a little simple math to put it in perspective. If you compare the federal government's financial situation with a family with an annual income of $100K, it looks like this:
$100,000 Annual income
$152,000 Annual spending
$650,000 Debt
Few would argue that a situation like this is sustainable, but nobody in office, and almost nobody running for office is willing to talk about the painful changes it will take to fix it. Anybody that does talk about it is labeled as a nut or extremist by Demopublican party leadership and the establishment press. It's a train wreck waiting to happen and the more we resist government austerity measures, the more we look like the Greeks and Italians. Face, it, the only difference is the US has better credit. But how long can that last?