Let´s see if he vetos the bill which raises the debt ceiling by another $1,9 trillion which just passed the Senate and is on it´s way to the House for approval. If he doesn´t, then he´s a definite one termer.

I told everybody six years ago that the economy had 5 - 10 years left in it. Look at the conditions the IMF and World Bank impose on countries that take out loans. Then look at the economic and energy policies this country has adopted over the last twenty years.

We aren't on the verge of anything. We are being guided down a slope in to the new fuedalism. Those holding offices of power have forgotten the lessons of the British and Roman empires.

Actually they may have learned them all too well.

Great, so because of our government choosing to spend irresponsibly, there are now going to be some 'painful choices' that WE once again have no say in, and that WE once again are going to have the burden of carrying.

I can only speculate what he has in mind at this point. You know, it kind of sucks, I didn't vote for him, but I still have to put up with his BS!

I have a solution to the debt.

It seems as though Uncle Sam is paying ME 8,000 dollars for a refund on this years IRS tax .

That is A LOT of money for me. And yes I will blow it off in a couple of weeks. (being realistic).

Now I am assuming that the IRS also pays (at least ) 8000 dollars for other citizens in my situation. (making less than 30 grand a year with 3 kids ).

So let us say that 50 million people ( One Sixth ) of the population got this same 8000 dollar refund, (or higher). How much would that save the USA debt?

Let us figure it out. 50,000,000 X 8,000 = 400,000,000,000 DOLLARS

Now , if the USA would stop paying ME and everyone else 8000 dollars a year, would this country be in better shape????

You tell me.

In my opinion, and it took me some time to actually come to grips with this , but a GREAT way to fix on our country's deficit is.....

ELIMINATE WELFARE PROGRAMS

Now I may sound hypocritcal ( I am a single mother with three kids who has benefitted off welfare programs ) but in all honesty, we have to stop this "crippling" of our citizens...

the truth is many of the women who get on welfare, tend to remain there. Lets face the truth: a mother on welfare is most likely to have 3 or more kids and out of those children one or more are going to grow up on the system raising kids of their own on the sytem, and so on and so forth....

A solution would be to 'offer' abortions....yes abortions....as part of Health Care reform.....abortions to those single mothers who are on thier third or more child who are already most likely going to have to need increased food stamps as well.....

think about it......they will also need the State to endlessly search for absent fathers to bring into court to pay child support...That costs to pay a workforce to do that job when that purpose can be eliminated...

a. offer state-funded abortions
b. if a mother refuses, then explain that she will be responsible for that child's needs into adulthood
c. food stamps /welfare should only be given for a set time

I know I may have come off very harsh, but his is what Obama means when he says "painful choices"....it will cost way less to pay, say, $300.00 for an abortion than $20,000.00 for 18 yrs per child plus hire depts to look for absent fathers...Now every father SHOULD be lawfully repsonsible to financially support their children. So if a woman can succesfuly provide location for him, let the State subpoena him to court and hold him responsible.......and we gotta admit that world is truly "overly populated" menaing we have far too many people and far less resources to sustain them.

Basically , this plan is really to FORCE both women and men to be more RESPONISIBLE when laying down to make children....

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He should start by eliminating any and all forms of "entitlement" programs and foreign aid.

That right there would be more than any president in recent memory has ever done.

I wont be holding my breath though, since Obama believes we are a redistributive economy.

Ways to fix the economy

1. End bull# pointless wars in Iraq and Afghanistan

2. Re-instate the Small Business Administration (one of the main reasons small business died over night in America was our fearless leader's brilliant idea to destroy the SBA)

3. Legalize and tax Marijuana and all hemp related products. End the Drug War.

4. Fire and then publicly try Ben Bernake and Tim Geitner in a court of law

5. Institute employment programs for grads leaving college and entering technical or science fields.

6. Tariffs on all imports that have a domestic equivalent

7. Introduce Fair Play laws which prohibit trusts and monopolies from stepping upon and burying smaller competition.

8. Offer loans and help to entrepreneur and companies that wish to expand manufacturing or other key industry jobs.

9. Improve education

10. Begin a modern equivalent of the WPA, to do public works projects, help build communities, and give working people an opportunity to make money and get experience in a new trade.

It's just now time? Great. I wonder who those yelling people on tv are. DARN YOU TO HELL PHOX NEWS.

And for the most painful choice of all:

Cut salaries of our Pseudo Royalty.

Prez and wife to be moved into moderate sized apartment with no more than 3 domestic servants.
Similar for other "elected" officials on all levels of government.
Big Rollback on retirement payments for retired Senators and Reps.
They get no more than the highest of the Social Security Payments the rest of us get.
Likewise they are to either pay for private Health Insurance or go into an HMO/Medicare.

Fixing the economy is easy, but the oligarchs will pass the pain onto you and I to preserve the crippling status quo.. rather than jam a tampon in the bleeding they alone cause daily.

End govt sanctioned violence tomarrow, announce a cessation of hostilities and march out. Close most, if not all, of the empires bases, then cut the military & fed govt by 50% on the way to becoming a pacifist republic.

Oh yea, end the war on drugs, replace 1/3rd of paid professional politicians with citizen statesmen who serve with minimum compensation like jury duty and sue israel, GOP, DNC, KBR, federal reserve and ALL the major powers within the wall street military industrial complex under RICO to recover the billions those criminals have fleeced from tax payers.

This place could be saved if tptb employed the wisdom of historic lessons, some common sense and displayed an iota of legit empathy for 'the people'.. but those million/billionaires don't relate to, care, or give one flying fornication about us.. never have, never will.

Edit / add: keep voting GOP or DNC and the oligarchs will continue to get and do anything and everything they want.. at your colored cloth on a stick waving expense... while laughing at how simple it is to divide and conquer those who insist on self inflicted ignorance.

[edit on 30-1-2010 by GovtFlu]