Young Winston said:
I hate to say this Doody but you are starting to sound like a ....Liberal!
Please don't get mad at this comment. Young Winston and I go way back. That was one of those jabs freinds take at one another. He may thing I was a republican but he may surprised to find out I am an independent. I swing both ways to get the best of both worlds. :shock:
As for Gay Marrage vs the national deficit, I really do not see the comparison. Right now, gay marrage does not affect me one bit. Although I do not agree with it, I am not about to take up the sword for a crusade against gay marrage. There are way more important things to worry about.
The budget deficit affects us all more than you realize. Right now we live in a fanticy world. Every congressman and senator knows we are deep in the red but no one wants to do the evil deed of raising taxes or cutting spending. Sooner or later we are going to have to raise taxes. THere is no way around it. If we are ever to reduce the $8 trillion in national debt, we are going to have to cut spending like we mean it.
The way our government blows needless money is mind boggling. FEMA definately struck out with Katrina. They send 10,000 people to live in New York City where rent is well over $2000 a month for a family appartment. Then we got those nice $60,000 trailors that was bought with emergency funding. When I was at HorseShoe Bend National Park, I stayed at a state park that had 200 of those things. Only half were in use. FEMA should have sent some of those displaced by Katrina to Clarksville, TN. $60,000 could get you a nice appartment for 9 years or so because rent is only $500 a month for a 3 bedroom appartment.
SOme of you will argue that we are at war. Well yea, the war has cost about $440 billion since 9/11/2001 according to USA Today. I guess 2007 figures are about $150 billion for the war give or take. That still leaves over $300 billion that is still considered budget deficit. The thing that bloggles my mind is that we are so deep in the red when the economy has been pretty decent. What is going to happen when things really turn south for the US economy?
I do have a theory on why no one really cares too much about the budget deficit. The American people are about as good as the government when it comes to budgeting. The amount of credit card debt per a house hold blew by $9,000 after this Christmas and Americans saved a dismal -.5% of their income in 2005.
I have written enough for now. I am looking forward to more debate
Doody