How hard could it be?

[1_Old_Man]

The nation has a spending problem, we can not afford the war we pursue, so stop it and bring the troops home.

Our revenue stream is too small. Let the Bush Tax Cuts expire, put a very small transaction tax on stock and future's market's transactions, tax exports of refined gasoline (which will force a decrease in the cost of domestic gasoline), open up the ANWAR and charge royalties for every liter of crude oil that is removed from the ground - payable to the people of the United States of America, not the residents of Alaska. Tax imports! Place tax penalties on corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships that export jobs.

However there is more than just fixing the current problems of national finance. There must be an investment made in the future and there is no better investment to be made than in the education of our young. If you want to see a truly American Century, one in which the United States is the undisputed dominant world power for at least 100 years to come take this one simple step: Return the public education system to one of rigorous scholastic standards and make public education completely free from pre-school all the way to the PhD level for all citizens wishing to avail themselves of it. If we pay for schools instead of wars no power on earth can challenge us.

And what would it take? Political cooperation. But who would argue that if we spend too much we should spend less, if we take in too little we should take in more, and if we are too stupid to stand up to the rest of the world we should educate ourselves. Doesn't seem all that controversial to me. How hard could it be?

 

[occupied]

There's lots of problems that would be solvable without an army of lobbyists and their truckloads of dirty cash.

 

[California Girl]

Your dumbfounding ignorance of this 'war' is impressive.

 

[Ernie S.]

The nation has a spending problem, we can not afford the war we pursue, so stop it and bring the troops home.

Our revenue stream is too small. Let the Bush Tax Cuts expire, put a very small transaction tax on stock and future's market's transactions, tax exports of refined gasoline (which will force a decrease in the cost of domestic gasoline), open up the ANWAR and charge royalties for every liter of crude oil that is removed from the ground - payable to the people of the United States of America, not the residents of Alaska. Tax imports! Place tax penalties on corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships that export jobs.

However there is more than just fixing the current problems of national finance. There must be an investment made in the future and there is no better investment to be made than in the education of our young. If you want to see a truly American Century, one in which the United States is the undisputed dominant world power for at least 100 years to come take this one simple step: Return the public education system to one of rigorous scholastic standards and make public education completely free from pre-school all the way to the PhD level for all citizens wishing to avail themselves of it. If we pay for schools instead of wars no power on earth can challenge us.

And what would it take? Political cooperation. But who would argue that if we spend too much we should spend less, if we take in too little we should take in more, and if we are too stupid to stand up to the rest of the world we should educate ourselves. Doesn't seem all that controversial to me. How hard could it be?

You nailed it in the first sentence, but open the second paragraph with a fallacy. Our revenue stream is just fine. Get the spending under control and maybe, just maybe, the American people will get back to work and increase that stream.

 

[California Girl]

The nation has a spending problem, we can not afford the war we pursue, so stop it and bring the troops home.

Our revenue stream is too small. Let the Bush Tax Cuts expire, put a very small transaction tax on stock and future's market's transactions, tax exports of refined gasoline (which will force a decrease in the cost of domestic gasoline), open up the ANWAR and charge royalties for every liter of crude oil that is removed from the ground - payable to the people of the United States of America, not the residents of Alaska. Tax imports! Place tax penalties on corporations, partnerships, and sole proprietorships that export jobs.

However there is more than just fixing the current problems of national finance. There must be an investment made in the future and there is no better investment to be made than in the education of our young. If you want to see a truly American Century, one in which the United States is the undisputed dominant world power for at least 100 years to come take this one simple step: Return the public education system to one of rigorous scholastic standards and make public education completely free from pre-school all the way to the PhD level for all citizens wishing to avail themselves of it. If we pay for schools instead of wars no power on earth can challenge us.

And what would it take? Political cooperation. But who would argue that if we spend too much we should spend less, if we take in too little we should take in more, and if we are too stupid to stand up to the rest of the world we should educate ourselves. Doesn't seem all that controversial to me. How hard could it be?

You nailed it in the first sentence, but open the second paragraph with a fallacy. Our revenue stream is just fine. Get the spending under control and maybe, just maybe, the American people will get back to work and increase that stream.

So you actually think we can just say 'ok, we're done' and pull the troops out? Seriously?

Wow.

 

[Mr Natural]

If you think this war is expensive, wait until Israel invades Iran and we have to back their play.

 

[1_Old_Man]

Israel can attack Iran anytime they want, but there is no reason on the face of the earth for the US to back israel up when they do it. Israel is not now and never has been a friend to the United States and anyone who believes for any reason that they are is seriously deluded.