candycorn
Diamond Member
In that case, there is no point at all in even issuing the plan since it would have to be approved and maintained by that body.When has raising taxes balanced the budget? Just ask people in MI, CA, and NJ. The answer is never. It just provides more opportunity for spending.
Which section of the budget has experienced the most increase over the last 10 years? That's right, social services/transfer payments. There's where cuts need to be made. WE can start with eliminating Fan/Fred and turning student loans back over to private lenders.
You couple the tax increases with discipline. That is what was missing.
As for the student loans; if you want the loans to not be made in the first place...you have a good idea. If you're interested in moving the country forward; you have a bad idea. What were the odds of that?
Discipline? Really? LOL!!! You're kidding, right? When has Congress, or any legislature, been disciplined? Never happened, will never happen.
[/QUOTE]As for student loans, if you mean moving the country forward to bankruptcy, you're right. But I want to avoid bankruptcy. Why should the gov't give student loans?
The government doesn't give student loans by and large. It does give grants. But the loans are usually in the form of the Government guaranteeing the loan for the student.