reading today that the US annual debt payment for the first 11 months of the fiscal year was over a trillion dollars..... this is unsustainable and is downright irresponsible as the adult generation to be leaving this shit show to our kids and grandchildren ( assuming I ever have any of the later ).
I am not sure how we get the message to DC, but the only realistic solution is a combination of spending cuts, with corresponding tax increases ( or letting tax breaks expire ) this needs to be across the board, hitting everyone that lives in the US, and especially those whose business interests are protected by US military presences around the globe... or just get the US military out of places that dont have direct strategic advantages for domestic protection.
The spending and govt run programs are out of control, the size of our govt is out of control, I think Trump is right that we need to give it a major hair cut. right now our federal govt is treating all the govt entities below it like baby chicks in a nest, there was a time with city, county, and state would tax and spend at an appropriate level to meet the needs of their respective areas, now we have the feds sucking up a larger and larger % of tax dollars and the local entities are typically scraping by to make ends meet, and the only hope of improvement is by stretching their necks to the sky and opening their beaks in hopes that the mother bird will puke some tax dollars back to the locals. The problem with this is there is so much waste, these programs are built with little to no oversite, or some much red tape that they are useless, no common sense, no middle ground, they are either un unusable or a complete waste of money.
I dont see a solution coming from either candidate Trump honestly doesnt have the clout in DC that it would take to get the RINOS to fall in line, and Harris has no incentive or directive to change the status quo. this is one time at least where I agree with Zanary... this system needs to be imploded, but its not going to happen from top down. IMO the only way to put real fear into the current system is to destroy the roots, vote for the challenger ( at least when they are up against candidates that have a shitty track record, unless the challenger has very clear ties to the current problem ) State races will affect national candidates sooner that an out of right field national candidate for president would, and its a lot easier and typically cheaper for them to get their message out at the state and local level in order to build a name for themselves.... the trick is to keep them clean and accountable in DC while they build a name that will make them a viable presidential candidate. (getting tougher to even do that at the state level!!!)
Like I mentioned in another thread... under 2 years to our 250th birthday... I am just not seeing a reason to celebrate at this point.
I am not sure how we get the message to DC, but the only realistic solution is a combination of spending cuts, with corresponding tax increases ( or letting tax breaks expire ) this needs to be across the board, hitting everyone that lives in the US, and especially those whose business interests are protected by US military presences around the globe... or just get the US military out of places that dont have direct strategic advantages for domestic protection.
The spending and govt run programs are out of control, the size of our govt is out of control, I think Trump is right that we need to give it a major hair cut. right now our federal govt is treating all the govt entities below it like baby chicks in a nest, there was a time with city, county, and state would tax and spend at an appropriate level to meet the needs of their respective areas, now we have the feds sucking up a larger and larger % of tax dollars and the local entities are typically scraping by to make ends meet, and the only hope of improvement is by stretching their necks to the sky and opening their beaks in hopes that the mother bird will puke some tax dollars back to the locals. The problem with this is there is so much waste, these programs are built with little to no oversite, or some much red tape that they are useless, no common sense, no middle ground, they are either un unusable or a complete waste of money.
I dont see a solution coming from either candidate Trump honestly doesnt have the clout in DC that it would take to get the RINOS to fall in line, and Harris has no incentive or directive to change the status quo. this is one time at least where I agree with Zanary... this system needs to be imploded, but its not going to happen from top down. IMO the only way to put real fear into the current system is to destroy the roots, vote for the challenger ( at least when they are up against candidates that have a shitty track record, unless the challenger has very clear ties to the current problem ) State races will affect national candidates sooner that an out of right field national candidate for president would, and its a lot easier and typically cheaper for them to get their message out at the state and local level in order to build a name for themselves.... the trick is to keep them clean and accountable in DC while they build a name that will make them a viable presidential candidate. (getting tougher to even do that at the state level!!!)
Like I mentioned in another thread... under 2 years to our 250th birthday... I am just not seeing a reason to celebrate at this point.
