http://front.moveon.org/2-which-corporations-are-the-biggest-freeloaders/?rc=recirctest

GOOD!The Senate majority are still smart and resistant.

I think it is because leadership has failed to care for Middle America first. http://www.ktvb.com/news/Plant-closures-could-cost-600-jobs-119480184.html

It’s 1933 dude, they thought it was over too. The good news is the avarage teenager is more conservative than the average boomer. Good for the country, not for the boomers.

The basic structure of the country’s political structure works–no civil war since the 1860s–increasing levels of education since forever–a growing economy since for ever (you got to have economic up and down cycles to have progress)–increasing more levels of civil rights since the civil war and especially since the 1960s(despite a large segment of the population who,out of fear, want to take them away for every body else but themselves)–social security and medicare (which have made much of our high standard of living possible) have become a solid standard of who we are as a people and allowed the countries children to go to college, be mobile and contribute to the economy–the list of what is working in the country could go on and on.

Yes, the government needs adjustments–the country has always needed adjustments. The biggest adjustment might be to stop corporations from buying our political system, from using scare tactics to divide us–from buying us! In the end are we any different than our political leaders?

Our political structure has worked well and it gives everyone the chance to have a say–(right Guardian)unfortunately, corporations get to say a lot more than the rest of us because speech in this country cost a lot of money.

Still corporations feel they need to buy and con the population and buy politicians to protect their interests and get their way. The most often used tactic is to play on the fear factor genetically programed in to all of us. Even more unfortunately, it works. The sky is not falling! We do not need to go back to the 1930s (which were not the good old days)as we almost did a couple of years ago. We need to stop social engineering with the budget and get real.

As far as I can, with my limited grasp of macroeconomics, tell the Simpson Bowles Commission had the best approach.

http://www.fiscalcommission.gov/sites/fiscalcommission.gov/files/documents/TheMomentofTruth12_1_2010.pdf

I think my kids will be the last of a generation that had the advantage of a stay at home mother. We have people working 40 hour weeks and not even able to make the rent on a roof over their heads. Cheap labor, cheap land and lousy paying jobs are killing this country. When we finally strip all the dignity from the working people of this country hang on. It is going to be ugly. Think it can’t happen, look back at the labor strife of the 1930’s. Take a look at the uprisings in the Middle East. When unemployment hits 25-30
% I look for all hell to break loose in the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Rod in SE, Social Security is a Ponzi scheme. Your money is gone, it’s gone to pay grandma. Your grandkid’s and kid’s contributions will be what funds yours. If you live long enough, you’ll reap way more than you put in. Same with Medicare.

These are not “entitlements”. You’re not “entitled” no matter what the pelosi the democrats say. Why not? Because congress can change the formula, the distribution, any of it anytime they want. Read the law.

We have hard choices to make in this country. Whining about how mean the Republicans are to the elderly and the children is just falling into the Democrat trap. Broaden your mind a little and educate yourself. Vouchers have been used successfully for a lot of things. Rhode Island has saved a boatload of money on Medicaid with a block grant type system.

Or we can do nothing like that pelosi Reid wants and the whole system will crash. (pelosi is the new s–t in case you were wondering)

Off topic, but I just love this: We don’t need more gun control, we need more control over crazy people.

The Dems and Republicans both have placed the entitlements under the bus. I find it disgusting considering promises made. Even more disgusting considering the wasteful spending which continues on other less important things. It’s easier to short people than the corporation that gives money and free jet trips I guess?

Dem talking points? Try a variety of sources, as the old media dogs have drifted severely to the left since the 70s. You may wish to go to a local TEA party meeting, you may find some comfortable old concepts and perhaps some old friends too. It’s not the bunch of crazies the Obama-speak says it is.

Inflation is here according to Wal-Mart, and I trust them a bunch more than the Fed. Inflation is traditionally how broke nations escape debt overload. $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$