Losing to Terrorism?

07/22/2011
So are we going to let terrorism win and rip the United States to pieces? Has our government lost touch with what we should and shouldn't provide to ourselves VS other countries?

I should explain. If I recall, one of the reasons 9/11 and other attempts on US soil were brought about were because certain terrorists wanted to bring down the financial capabilities of the US. That is one of the main reasons the World Trade Center was targeted. My fear is that by setting after terrorists without funding the war, we have overreached our grasp. My opinion is that we do need to pay for these things, and the corporations that enjoy the freedoms gained in the United States and the ability to do business here do need to pay their fair share. We need to come up with a plan that raises taxes, cuts spending without laying off government workers (for all they will do is strain a system of unemployment benefits that is already weak, think about that you dumb-ass tea party whiners), generate some stay-at-home employment opportunities, and raise more business revenues while at the same time doing a better job of regulating these revenue generators so that they don't cause another financial crisis. And though I hate to say it, limit the greed at the top levels of our country. Does someone really need a million dollar (or more) bonus and the ability to not pay tax on that bonus when that same bonus could be used to employ 10 individuals who then could contribute their own tax revenues?

I think it is seriously time to limit lobbyists abilities to sway with $$, enact election reforms so that officials can't get rich off the selfish companies that pay for special favors and entitlements, invest in manufacturing jobs and factories that allow for this once again instead of outsourcing, and most important of all, please keep more of the taxes generated in this country in this country. It is time to take better care of our own before we lose more than just being out of touch.

Losing Touch Tea Party style.....

07/14/2011
I just read the most ridiculous reader submitted editorial in the Denver Post. In it the writer talked about the Laffer curve. He talked about the fact that low marginal tax rates raise revenue because people spend more of their income when it is available to them. Then the writer said the reason that we have a deficit that is unprecedented is not because we didn't raise the marginal tax rate, but because of the unfunded Afghanistan and Iraq wars.

Can I say "well, DUH!". Let's see. Bush II doesn't raise taxes to pay for the wars and takes revenues meant to be used elsewhere to pay for the wars...and that leads to a deficit that is out of control. How do you fix that? Either raise taxes to pay for the war, or don't start a war that you can't or aren't willing to raise taxes to pay for.......

Idiotic. This is what passes for wisdom within the Tea Party......I'm seriously worried about this country.