Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature currently requires accessing the site using the built-in Safari browser.
We need to examine our commitments. There is no reason why Europe and Japan and our other allies can't start paying for all of their own defense. Let's watch them try to look down their noses at us when they struggle to figure out how to pay for socialized medicine AND all of their own defense..
Let's start with: Military spending has already been cut and we are having trouble maintaining our readiness.
The "bottom" is already not paying income taxes.
You are making my exact point about tax expenditures!The "bottom" is already not paying income taxes.
This shows a big part of our problem right here. Morons like you who don't actually know what's going on. Only 3% of people have zero income tax liability due to their income. The rest are people whose income liability is reduced to zero through various applications of credits and itemized deductions. Including a substantial number of people who earn more than $200,000 a year.
umbshit. Not paying taxes is not paying taxes. The bottom 40% have a negative tax rate. THey get back more than they pay in.The "bottom" is already not paying income taxes.
This shows a big part of our problem right here. Morons like you who don't actually know what's going on. Only 3% of people have zero income tax liability due to their income. The rest are people whose income liability is reduced to zero through various applications of credits and itemized deductions. Including a substantial number of people who earn more than $200,000 a year.
Any non-public school HS freshman could figure it out.umbshit. Not paying taxes is not paying taxes. The bottom 40% have a negative tax rate. THey get back more than they pay in.The "bottom" is already not paying income taxes.
This shows a big part of our problem right here. Morons like you who don't actually know what's going on. Only 3% of people have zero income tax liability due to their income. The rest are people whose income liability is reduced to zero through various applications of credits and itemized deductions. Including a substantial number of people who earn more than $200,000 a year.
Wht an idiotic idea. Only a numbskull with no grasp of the situation would suggest it.
Let's start with: Military spending has already been cut and we are having trouble maintaining our readiness. You want to cut even more?
Second, how are you planning on slashing 50% from Social Security. My mother lives on about 1,000/mo SS. You want to cut that to $500?
We need to examine our commitments. There is no reason why Europe and Japan and our other allies can't start paying for all of their own defense. Let's watch them try to look down their noses at us when they struggle to figure out how to pay for socialized medicine AND all of their own defense..
Let's start with: Military spending has already been cut and we are having trouble maintaining our readiness.
Our defense spending and our readiness are also negatively affected by the massive police state we have. DHS needs to go.
You will never get what is bankrupting this country cut... Dems want all the services and when in power do more war than Republicans. Republicans want war and when in power push more services. It's not that people don't or won;t talk about cuts, it's that both parties run on cutting spending (both of them, every election) then they increase spending.
How many times did House Republicans try to push through a forlorn attempt to repeal Obamacare? You're right, both parties shit on us. But shouldn't we start demanding that both parties stop shitting on us? Lowering taxes, helping the poor and middle class, reducing entitlements, balancing the budget and paying off debt. It's a win for everyone. If we're not willing to demand it from our elected officials when it's so very easily available, then we don't deserve to have them do what we claim we want them to do.
Maybe my mother should get back the money she paid into the system over 40+ years of work. Ever think of that, genius?Wht an idiotic idea. Only a numbskull with no grasp of the situation would suggest it.
Actually, it's been done before in our country, with great success. Less taxes, fewer people paying them, less spending.
Let's start with: Military spending has already been cut and we are having trouble maintaining our readiness. You want to cut even more?
We need to get our military out of the rest of the world's problems.
Second, how are you planning on slashing 50% from Social Security. My mother lives on about 1,000/mo SS. You want to cut that to $500?
Maybe your mother should be self sufficient. It's not the government's responsibility to take care of her. Even still, it would actually be possible to not cut SS spending, and still produce a surplus with the rest of the spending cuts.
Work works.Won't happen, we are too far gone with almost 47% of the people in this country on some form of Government (Taxpayers) assistance
I don't see a way anything will work.
This country was built on "you don't work, you don't eat".
It is falling on "you don't work, we will pay you to lay around and fuck".
I know. we are about over the cliff I'm afraid. Every time a Republican even mentions cutting something the left/dems head explode. The Democrats knows what they are doing and I'm afraid now the Republicans are no better
And then drastically reduce government spending, including substantial reductions in food stamps, medicare, and Social Security; that is, a 50% reduction. Also reduce defense spending by 10% total. Doing this would create budgetary surplus in excess of $600 billion on FY 2015.
But I'm sure that nobody wants to talk about that. Would make too much damned sense.
Yeah I dont trust VATs. In Europe they create yet another huge bureacracy unaccountable to anyone and people trying to game the system.And then drastically reduce government spending, including substantial reductions in food stamps, medicare, and Social Security; that is, a 50% reduction. Also reduce defense spending by 10% total. Doing this would create budgetary surplus in excess of $600 billion on FY 2015.
But I'm sure that nobody wants to talk about that. Would make too much damned sense.
Establish a federal sales tax and do away with the income tax altogether. It's not just the top 5% that use the highways and benefit from the military and other government programs. Let everyone pay a little.
The 65 year old of today is far healthier and fit than the 65 year old of 1935. Simple fact.
Cut Social Security by 50%? That's generous! Let's all tell the old folks that you want to do that! Merry Christmas!And then drastically reduce government spending, including substantial reductions in food stamps, medicare, and Social Security; that is, a 50% reduction. Also reduce defense spending by 10% total. Doing this would create budgetary surplus in excess of $600 billion on FY 2015.
But I'm sure that nobody wants to talk about that. Would make too much damned sense.
Yes, that is exactly what I am saying. Every deduction, exemption, or credit is a government handout, by definition.
The bottom 40% have a negative tax rate. THey get back more than they pay in.
Cut Social Security by 50%? That's generous! Let's all tell the old folks that you want to do that! Merry Christmas!And then drastically reduce government spending, including substantial reductions in food stamps, medicare, and Social Security; that is, a 50% reduction. Also reduce defense spending by 10% total. Doing this would create budgetary surplus in excess of $600 billion on FY 2015.
But I'm sure that nobody wants to talk about that. Would make too much damned sense.
Reducing Social Security benefits effects the elderly and the infirmed. Should they suffer because the wealthy want to get wealthier?Cut Social Security by 50%? That's generous! Let's all tell the old folks that you want to do that! Merry Christmas!And then drastically reduce government spending, including substantial reductions in food stamps, medicare, and Social Security; that is, a 50% reduction. Also reduce defense spending by 10% total. Doing this would create budgetary surplus in excess of $600 billion on FY 2015.
But I'm sure that nobody wants to talk about that. Would make too much damned sense.
So you don't want to reduce taxes on the poor and middle class while also reducing spending?
2) Everyone argues over WHAT to cut. Most want the government to spend less, but almost everyone has their "pet" programs that they do not want to cut. Just about every dollar we spend has SOMEONE yelling and screaming for that dollar.
