I respect your opinion and understanding of the issue but am amused that you seem to think that anyone who does not fall exactly in line with your thinking is somehow not thinking or even burring their head in the sand. It's an interesting paradox to me. Not an uncommon one but an amusing one none the less.

teedubbya wrote:

By all means, then please explain how you continue to have to the same entitlements and services when America cannot even make the interest payments on the debt?

This isn't something to "be amused" at.

There is no "line" to follow.

You either understand it (which I don't think you do because of your statements in this thread alone!) or you don't. You can raise awareness, educate and prepare yourself or just dream of yesterday when children can just be children and play all day.

The manner in which we've conducted ourselves as a nation IS OVER!

The "cradle to grave" pacifier that people have been lulled into thinking was their "right" is now going to be snatched away from their mouths. The "crying" will be loud.

Where DO you cut?:-k

Look at the debt clock link...which ones are racking up the most? CUT THEM! END THEM!=;

Funny stuff?

Hardly!

DrMaddVibe wrote:

Americans need to learn to live within their means. This recession has only slightly taught us that lesson.
American government needs to learn to live within its means.
Much of America as we see it today in it's wonderful splendor has been built on relatively cheap credit. Our economy runs on cheap credit and cheap energy.


Any glorious talk of America's best days still lie ahead is rubbish until these things are accomplished. In the meantime, there is plenty of money to be made dismantling and retooling the empire.

HockeyDad wrote:

Yeah...you keep saying that.

Uh...say hi to CROS too!

DrMaddVibe wrote:

Now CROS' dreams are dead. The drugs and physical brain damage are irreversible. I suppose if his dream is to be a vegetable or compost then it's still alive. I dunno

teedubbya wrote:

Breaking up the Union could be considered "best days ahead of us".

HockeyDad wrote:

Seriously I think we agree more than disagree on the issue and the fact that it must be addressed.

teedubbya wrote:

But maybe someday when they learn
Cherokee nation will return, will return, will return, will return,
will return....
😟

DrafterX wrote:

Once the national bankruptcy is declared and the dollar goes to zero, there is no reason to keep the states together.

Breaking up the Union could be considered "best days ahead of us".

HockeyDad wrote:

Well at least we got that going for us. It's like a divorce. One minute we are so sure it is the worst thing and the future is bleak. The next minute the future looks much better because of it. Which minute were we or are we wrong? I'd say neither.

teedubbya wrote: