The repub party declared the day Obama was elected their primary function would be to make Obama a one term president. They are still trying. Consequently their millions of NO votes became the disastrous campaign against women,The USA and jobs for Americans.
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Meanwhile the GOP continue their efforts to destroy the USA economy over new economic growth.
Congress in general has ways to reduce obligations that are safe and would not endanger the recovery.
1. Recall the $1.6 billion tax rebate from Goldman-Sachs
2. Place all US government employees and Vets on Medicare for ALL Single Payer Insurance = about $250 billion annual savings
3. Stop the war thus halting the numbers of disabled vets = trillions of tax $$$$$$ savings
4. Cut off special interesting financing of all elections = trillions of tax $$$$$$ savings
5. Stop forcing taxpayers to guarantee construction costs of nuke and coal power plants = billions of tax $$$$$ savings
6. Stop forcing taxpayers to be the insurance arm for coal and nuke power plants
Plus 10 other reasonable,prudent and fiscally responsible options:
10 Ways to Avoid the Fiscal Cliff | Mother Jones
1. Recall the $1.6 billion tax rebate from Goldman-Sachs
Neither source had any detail about this.
3. Stop the war thus halting the numbers of disabled vets = trillions of tax $$$$$$ savings
Didn't Obama already do this?
4. Cut off special interesting financing of all elections = trillions of tax $$$$$$ savings
Huh?
5. Stop forcing taxpayers to guarantee construction costs of nuke and coal power plants = billions of tax $$$$$ savings
When is the last time we built a nuke plant in this country?
Tell you what would save real money, now, end the ethanol mandate.
End all "green energy" boondogles.
Open up drilling in ANWR. Stop trying to kill fracking and drilling in the gulf.
Start sunsetting ridiculous regulations instead on constantly piling on new ones.
End the sugar tariffs and import restrictions.
End boutique gasoline blend requirements.
I agree with some of that, but fracking is a dangerous process. I live 20 miles from the fracking sites in North Western PA, where people can turn on their water faucet and set it on fire...
And when it comes to domestic drilling, I am diametrically apposed to it.
In fact, I would say we should stop all drilling if we really want what is best for our countries long term health. And it has nothing to do with green initiatives (as I think we will end up drilling in all these places eventually anyway).
But import all our oil. Let the rest of the world diminish their reserves. Then our oil will be worth exponentially more. Why force the issue now? It's like pulling money out of your 401k. It will be worth much more later if we don't.
And we really don't need it. It will have a negligible impact on anything if we drill now. That may not be the case if we keep those reserves available in the future.
My Great Uncle used to show us his burning water when we were kids 50+ years ago...And there was no Fracking going on....
And if we had started drilling the way we should have 40 Years ago those places that get our money and hate us at the same time would not be so powerful today and our economy would be booming still.... Drill here, Drill now......