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Originally Posted by scout
After reading the title I'm somewhat relieved. I thought that Mr. Bush had sold missile technology to the Chinese or something equally as traitorous.
I would think the "War on Terror" or "the Oil War" whichever you prefer is having a huge impact on the budget deficit. It seems every time we get into a skirmish the budget deficit goes bonkers. We also had a tremendous debt after wwII, Korea and Vietnam so I guess this isn't much difference other than the numbers are inflated to reflect todays dollars.
Pan, what would you propose we cut to decrease the deficit? Yes it's out of control but noone on either side of the aisle wants their cash cow cut. Neither side wants to stop the flow of illegal immigrants that are sucking the life blood out of us, cheap labor is to important to big business. Hell you can go on and on about what plagues this country but neither side is willing to step up, bite the bullet and fix the problems. Both sides know they are doing a terrible job that's why laws are enacted to protect themselves and their positions from a third party. When are we as taxpayers and voters going to say enough is enough?
This just isn't a Republican or Democrat problem, this is a Government problem but we continue year in and year out to reelect the same idiots, so who or what is really to blame?
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Personally, I would rollback the tax cuts Bush gave, pass laws that companies that do business in America no matter where their factories are must meet US labor standards and that includes minimum wage, 40 hour weeks and overtime.
Then I would reopen small business loans, cut pork like bridges to nowhere in Alaska and add all I could to education. Furthermore, I would work with the U.N. and any country willing to help us resolve the mess in Iraq so that we are no longer bogged down by it.
I would find ways to work with the manufacturing sector to find ways to get them to stay while paying employees fair wages and benefits.
I would hold accountable big oil and have them fund programs for the poor and elderly not just for heating and electric but for transportation. I would also have them set aside a %age to research and development of reuseable, renewable, cheaper fuels within 10 years. If they refused or held up progress, I would find companies that would take on the challenge whether in America or not and work with them on loans and grants.
I would hold accountable the healthcare and pharmaceutical companies and work with them for ways to lower prices. This is a HUGE problem that will bankrupt us if it is not fixed. The baby boom generation is aging and their health slowly going downhill with age.
I would surround myself with the best people in their fields (Economy, healthcare, manufacturing, technology and so on), and I would ask them how can we make America better, I could not do it nor want to do it by myself. What can we work on together, (Government, People and them) to ensure we move forward and realize our potential and not stay stagnant or regress like we have been doing.
I'd regulate mergers and buyouts of companies. If bank, oil company, cable company, computer company etc. "A" wants to buy or merge with company "B" then they need to show that job loss is minimal, there is a true need, there won't be a monopoly and the new company will not be heavily leveraged.
Then I'd work to unite the country.
Some of those are radical, some of those would change the way things are done, but if we do nothing and keep partisan fighting and ignore the problems thinking they will go away, they will continue to only get worse.
We are slicing our own throats in the name of greed, stupidity and refusing to work together as a country.
It is OUR tax money it should go to HELP the people not go to foreign countries and investors buying our T-Bills and holding our mortgages.