Right now our elected officials are all sitting in a room trying to hash out an economic plan to save the country. The only problem is we’re dealing with Democrats who are unwilling to stand up for their beliefs (and those of their constituents) and Republicans who have lost all basis in reality.
Obama put forth a $4 trillion dollar deficit reduction plan over ten years that would not only cut the deficit but would increase revenue through raised taxes. Rep. Boehner simply walked out of the talks. He didn’t believe the plan would get support so he gave up rather than even continue the conversation. He, like many other Republicans, would rather see Americans suffer than allow people to think he might be reasonable.
I wonder if anyone has stopped for a moment and taken away the political aspect and considered how the American people would be affected by this…
If a deal is not reached and the U.S. government goes into default millions of people in this country who are dependent upon government support for survival who would be without an income. They would have no way to pay rent or buy groceries. They wouldn’t get their medicine or be able to pay the electric bill. Does any of this even matter to Boehner and the NO MORE TAXES EVER Republicans?
Politicians keep pushing compromise to the brink and they seem to keep forgetting it’s the American people who will suffer the most. They still haven’t learned the biggest lesson from this economic recession: If you want something you have to pay for it. Income cannot exceed outcome. The House majority doesn’t want to increase revenue by raising taxes, nor do they want to cut necessary expenditures. They would rather let billionaires have another yacht than allow a woman low cost medical care. They would rather let Eric Cantor (R) cash in on his dividends than protect the poor and middle class of this country…
- Cari Cantrell
- Cari Cantrell
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