Obfuscating the Truth

The President wants us average working class Americans to believe that the "sky is falling".

Isn't the government still collecting taxes? That money must be going somewhere. Perhaps we should be directing that money to the most important things. That's what us average working class Americans have to do every day, or we end up in bankruptcy.

If I understand default, that means we do not pay the principal or interest on our debt. I don't think we would default for something like ... not paying the President or the rest of those Government Elitists in Washington. In fact, if they (the elitists) truly cared about the American People, every last one of them would be volunteering to forgo their salaries until this "crisis" is over. At a minimum, these elitists should repeal their automatic pay increases and Cadillac Benefits programs. If I were the President or a member of Congress, that is what I would be doing. My point is: it looks to me like the "crisis" is manufactured, in order to push through a political agenda.

The President's position is that the Congress has already approved a budget. And, that this approval should include any borrowing necessary to meet those obligations. I agree that when a budget is approved for a particular year, the permission to borrow the money for that year is implicit. However, we are only getting half of the story.

The problem is the budget increases that are built into the future years. It would be one thing to base next year's budget on this year's budget - without any increase. But, for some reason, the budgets for future years are set to automatically increase year on year. What idiot did that?! Our deficits are already out of control. How can anyone in good conscience put in automatic spending increases under these circumstances? This is the other half of the story.

The Democrats are calling for the Republicans to compromise. Seriously? It looks to me like the Republicans are trying to control spending for a change. The majority of Americans want to cut spending, and, they want a Balanced Budget Amendment. It seems to me that this is precisely what the Republicans are trying to do. So, why should they compromise? To compromise is to ignore the will of the American People. The amazing thing is that the Democrats are ignoring the will of the American people again, and, they are getting away with it!

The Democrats know full well that there are lots of spending increases built into future budget years. And, they are blocking every attempt by the Republicans to rein in that spending. They have the media putting out fear-mongering stories to support their talking points. The Democrats want the American People to believe we will default, and, it will be the Republican's fault, because they will not compromise.

The Democrats say they want compromise. But, it looks to me like they are trying to manipulate public opinion by obfuscating the truth; in order to push through their agenda. It seems to me that the Republicans had better not compromise, because if they do, spending will continue to spiral out of control.

I am particularly disappointed in Senator Reid. How can you claim that a piece of legislation that is trying to get our deficit spending under control is "irresponsible"? Do you (Senator Reid) recognize the real finance crisis that this country is facing? Let me help you out: it's deficit spending. You want the Republicans to compromise; how about you? What are you doing to get the deficit spending under control? And I mean really under control? Are you in favor of a Balanced Budget Amendment? If not, then I would like to know why. If so, then why aren't you working with Republicans to get it passed? It would be so easy to say that we are putting a Balanced Budget Amendment in place, and we are going to cap and reduce spending over the next 5 to ten years until we are where we need to be. Perhaps instead of trying to make legislation so complex, you should try to keep it simple. Senator Reid, why don't you try following the will of the American People for a change?

The American People had better wake up. It looks to me like the Republicans are trying to rein in spending. But, I think they are still weak. We the People need to continue to encourage (remind) the Republicans to do the will of the American People. If we don't keep up the pressure, we are going to be back to politics as usual. The Real Financial Crisis is the deficit spending.