...Congress, of course, was well aware of the debt ceiling when it passed its spending authorization on April 15, which legally mandated a 2011 deficit of about $1.7 trillion. (The federal fiscal year ends Sept. 30.) This hasn't stopped members of Congress from lamenting the feckless spending habits of Congress.
The U.S. debt is vast, by all accounts. But the country is by no means broke....
The current USA debt is directly related to the unchecked spending of the Bush/Cheney domestic failure to garner a sincere economy. The debt ceiling was raised annually during that administration in the name of "We are at war," In fact, it wasn't the military spending that caused the debt problem the USA currently is experiencing, it was the runaway domestic spending on housing and pouring concrete that caused the problem.
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This was the USA budget for 2008. While the military budget and while the military budget and the budget for the global war on terror comes to over 21% of the pie chart, it was not included in the 'President's asking' of Congress.
Why?
Because the Republicans were attempting to push the SSI spending to be over 50% of the USA budget which would require Congress to 'readdress' the law.
During the Bush/Cheney years the military budget was always a SUPPLEMENT to the national budget to improve the chances of the Republican assault on SSI.
The Debt Ceiling as it exists in its entirety is responsible for allowing the global banking collapse as well. The domestic spending of the Bush White House is directly related to artifically supporting a 'construction' economy in the USA to HAVE AN ECONOMY.
The Bush economy from January 2000 was a reactionary economy developed to prevent the loss of a second term in office as was the problem "H.W." faced in his re-election bid. The people of the USA, through the frivilious domestic spending of the Bush White House and allowed by a Republican Congress paid for their economy for eight years. Now, the Republicans AS ALWAYS want to dump their responsibilty for their 'desperate' tactics at the doorstep of a President that saved this country from fiscal collapse following the exit of Paulson and Bush in January 2009. I found it more than interesting that Bush allowed the country's collapse to exist while exiting office without doing anything to stop it. After the banking collapse and rescue and abandonment of the USA economy by the banks allowed by the Paulson legislation, the Middle Class was not only abandoned by banks they were abandoned by their Republican President so he could not be blamed for the spending that occurred in order to retreive the economy from further degradation.
The Republicans STILL have the same old sad agenda of 'Throwing Grandma Under the Bus(h)' so they dont' have to pay taxes. That is what this is about and nothing else. The Republicans should be CUTTING their programs left and right for their sins of the past, but, they don't. They manipulate their public image and cause the electorate to believe their will actually do something constructive for them and the public ends up with recall elections to correct the lies of the election.
How much discretionary domestic spending would be saved if all Faith Based "Take" was removed? But. No one wants to be viewed as "God's Enemy" and removing God from children's classrooms while demoralizing the public education system. "God forbid there should be a real delineation between Church and State" and congregations have to modify their number and size of churchs to survive in a REAL economic environment as the Republicans believe should be the case with the American Elderly.
Perhaps what needs to happen, in order for Republicans to deal with reality, is for Faith Based Nursing Homes to line the streets of the country to take in all the Seniors that can no longer survive FINANCIALLY and remove them from homes and a life of independence. Maybe that is what needs to happen in order for Republicans to 'ideologically' 'deal with' SSI, Medicare and Medicaid. Maybe we should have vast Faith Based orphanages where children not covered by a parent's medical insurance would be deemed neglected and removed to a place where the government assists churches to 'properly' care for children rather than pay for SCHIP. Maybe that is what needs to happen.
Maybe what really needs to happen to wake up Republicans to their reality is for every unemployed American to be in servatude to a Faith Based Government Supported Servitude Program to build all those nursing homes and orphanages at labor costs less than illegal immigrants receive. Maybe that is what needs to happen.
Maybe then "The World According to Republicans" will be realized and we can pass the Debt Ceiling spending year after year after year because otherwise they wouldn't be elected. Maybe that is what needs to happen!''
BECAUSE.
Under the Bush/Cheney that nearly happened and it was called 'wars with end' and the young people of the nation that didn't have hope for employment anywhere joined the military in order to HAVE A LIFE. And given the fact the USA military was literally 'dropped into a war zone' at every turn, they better prey for their lives.
So, given the fact the Republicans are guilty as sin for causing the debt ceiling in the first place I see no way that our Seniors and vulnerable Americans including the disabled and children should be suffering with budget cuts that will ultimately satisfy Republicans with 'Re-election Bid Problems.' The Ryan Budget occurred because the Plutocratic Agenda is behind schedule and thank God it is. That means somewhere along the way 'Ameicans were clued in' to the fact their Golden Years were now up for resale to the private sector that has no regard for the American Dream or its security as the back bone to our economy.
End of Discussion.
The current USA debt is directly related to the unchecked spending of the Bush/Cheney domestic failure to garner a sincere economy. The debt ceiling was raised annually during that administration in the name of "We are at war," In fact, it wasn't the military spending that caused the debt problem the USA currently is experiencing, it was the runaway domestic spending on housing and pouring concrete that caused the problem.
Why?
Because the Republicans were attempting to push the SSI spending to be over 50% of the USA budget which would require Congress to 'readdress' the law.
During the Bush/Cheney years the military budget was always a SUPPLEMENT to the national budget to improve the chances of the Republican assault on SSI.
The Debt Ceiling as it exists in its entirety is responsible for allowing the global banking collapse as well. The domestic spending of the Bush White House is directly related to artifically supporting a 'construction' economy in the USA to HAVE AN ECONOMY.
The Bush economy from January 2000 was a reactionary economy developed to prevent the loss of a second term in office as was the problem "H.W." faced in his re-election bid. The people of the USA, through the frivilious domestic spending of the Bush White House and allowed by a Republican Congress paid for their economy for eight years. Now, the Republicans AS ALWAYS want to dump their responsibilty for their 'desperate' tactics at the doorstep of a President that saved this country from fiscal collapse following the exit of Paulson and Bush in January 2009. I found it more than interesting that Bush allowed the country's collapse to exist while exiting office without doing anything to stop it. After the banking collapse and rescue and abandonment of the USA economy by the banks allowed by the Paulson legislation, the Middle Class was not only abandoned by banks they were abandoned by their Republican President so he could not be blamed for the spending that occurred in order to retreive the economy from further degradation.
The Republicans STILL have the same old sad agenda of 'Throwing Grandma Under the Bus(h)' so they dont' have to pay taxes. That is what this is about and nothing else. The Republicans should be CUTTING their programs left and right for their sins of the past, but, they don't. They manipulate their public image and cause the electorate to believe their will actually do something constructive for them and the public ends up with recall elections to correct the lies of the election.
How much discretionary domestic spending would be saved if all Faith Based "Take" was removed? But. No one wants to be viewed as "God's Enemy" and removing God from children's classrooms while demoralizing the public education system. "God forbid there should be a real delineation between Church and State" and congregations have to modify their number and size of churchs to survive in a REAL economic environment as the Republicans believe should be the case with the American Elderly.
Perhaps what needs to happen, in order for Republicans to deal with reality, is for Faith Based Nursing Homes to line the streets of the country to take in all the Seniors that can no longer survive FINANCIALLY and remove them from homes and a life of independence. Maybe that is what needs to happen in order for Republicans to 'ideologically' 'deal with' SSI, Medicare and Medicaid. Maybe we should have vast Faith Based orphanages where children not covered by a parent's medical insurance would be deemed neglected and removed to a place where the government assists churches to 'properly' care for children rather than pay for SCHIP. Maybe that is what needs to happen.
Maybe what really needs to happen to wake up Republicans to their reality is for every unemployed American to be in servatude to a Faith Based Government Supported Servitude Program to build all those nursing homes and orphanages at labor costs less than illegal immigrants receive. Maybe that is what needs to happen.
Maybe then "The World According to Republicans" will be realized and we can pass the Debt Ceiling spending year after year after year because otherwise they wouldn't be elected. Maybe that is what needs to happen!''
BECAUSE.
Under the Bush/Cheney that nearly happened and it was called 'wars with end' and the young people of the nation that didn't have hope for employment anywhere joined the military in order to HAVE A LIFE. And given the fact the USA military was literally 'dropped into a war zone' at every turn, they better prey for their lives.
So, given the fact the Republicans are guilty as sin for causing the debt ceiling in the first place I see no way that our Seniors and vulnerable Americans including the disabled and children should be suffering with budget cuts that will ultimately satisfy Republicans with 'Re-election Bid Problems.' The Ryan Budget occurred because the Plutocratic Agenda is behind schedule and thank God it is. That means somewhere along the way 'Ameicans were clued in' to the fact their Golden Years were now up for resale to the private sector that has no regard for the American Dream or its security as the back bone to our economy.
End of Discussion.
