Who Gives A Rat's Behind ??????,

[seapower]

If the ELECTED politican's would shut up about the "democratic policy and the republican policy" and just get their head's out of their butt's, OUR future would come around alot faster. Look moron's, you were elected by US to make policies and laws to make things run smoother, not to sit up there on MY dime to bicker back and forth like a bunch of school children. This is a simple thing we are in, we have and are OVER SPENDING. We as a Country have to be MADE to fend for OURSELVE'S. THat simply mean's get a friggin' job and go to work!!!! There are way too many taking from the pot, than are putting into the pot. This Country was built on taking care of YOURSELF! It will ultimately come down to truely hard decissions, eveyone knows it! Sorta like pulling a dressing off a wound, PULL IT ALREADY !!!!!!! Shut up with the foolishness WE The PEOPLE are all tired of hearing and just get on with it! Way too much time and energy is getting wasted and WE are running out of time! JMO,Frank

[Big Fish Billy]

Here's my course of action:

1. Lay off every government management worker, senators, congressmen....we can't afford you any more....if you were in a private business and managed it the way you are the country, you'd long be out of business....go on unemployment for 40 weeks and then figure out what you want to do with the rest of your life.

2. Close down the space program...WE CAN'T AFFORD IT ANYMORE...when the deficit gets to 0, then we can look back into it.

3. Stop all foreign support of any kind...when the deficit gets to 0, then we can look back into it. (Ask me and I'll tell you where I want any foreign support put) OPEC, if you want some help with your problems, my country better be paying 50 cents a gallon...first.

4. Bring all our service men and women home...let the ones that have jobs go back to their own life...the ones that don't can patrol our borders, work on our infrastructure, and other duties as needed....at home here....

This is the first day under my plan....I'll be back with day two........

[clt_capt]

This country became a force in the world during the industrial revolution - You wanted it, we made it. We have to get back to that

I still do not understand how we can take a used car - grind it up, ship it to China to be melted and turned into something new, ship it back and still have it cheaper than simply making it here - Transport costs are enormous.

The American Dream - two chickens in every pot, two cars in the garage, Is just that - a dream - It is not a God Given right - If you are willing to work for it, you can make the dream real, but don't expect anyone to give it to you.

Politicians - Fire the lot of them. Why does one term entitle them to lifelong pensions, healthcare, and other perks? Why do we have a group that has lost trillions trying to write laws for us?

[longfisher]

...I think the problem with the economy is jobs and wages. And, I think this problem is structural. And, I think that structural problem resulted from free trade.

Bring on the tarrifs and see what happens to the average American after a decade or so.

The corporations who so long to go overseas will do so. They're not helping us anyway.

They're parasitic, really. They domicile here and live here and enjoy the freedoms here but most especially they enjoy the foreign market penetration and market domination that our hapless military adventures give them time and again on our dime. BUT THEY GET THEIR LABOR ELSEWHERE.

Let's just see how long they last without access to the American markets. Jobs will flood back into America. The middle class and the underclass will be resurrected. And, those of you who perpetually say, "Go get a job" to those without can do so without the worry that you're condemning hapless workers who were victims of free trade, but rather, are criticizing the genuinely lazy and shiftless.

Kill free trade and get America back...Ross?

LF