tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post419091696006868892..comments2024-02-29T00:46:38.800-08:00Comments on Washingtons Blog: 36-Year Congressman John Conyers Calls for Protest Against the Debt Deal: “Thousands of People [Should Mass] In Front Of The White House To Protest This”Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-60835947314824352882011-08-02T08:21:49.104-07:002011-08-02T08:21:49.104-07:00Over the past week people have been out in the str...Over the past week people have been out in the streets protesting this Washington craziness and demanding that our Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid benefits be preserved. They have outmobilized the Tea Party by a factor of 10 to 1. And do you know what? IT'S WORKING! As bad as this agreement is, there are no cuts to Social Security, Medicare, or Medicaid in it, and there are cuts to defense. It should be taxing the rich, and it is not. That's true. It should not be cutting education and medical research, etc., and it is. That's also true. It's a bad bill. But we have to stay out there and keep fighting as we have been doing. We can't depend on the politicians; we can only depend on ourselves.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-24842107425421372752011-08-01T11:43:42.602-07:002011-08-01T11:43:42.602-07:00The US deficit is not "too big".
It'...The US deficit is not "too big".<br /><br />It's too small.<br /><br />It's too small - causing unemployment. Spend more, BUILD, EMPLOY, PAY workers.<br /><br />The US is sovereign - it can print as much cash as it likes (for nothing).<br /><br />Private debt needs to be reduced......not government spending. <br /><br />When private debt is being reduced, spending is reduced. Spending = income. Less spending, less income.<br /><br />Businesses have no reason to expand - there is no likelihood they can sell what they produce atm, let alone more. We need to stoke DEMAND so as to achieve growth.<br /><br />The deficit doesn't matter.the_last_name_lefthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12276770064991215910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53246864840716464.post-69204209428344975532011-08-01T10:19:36.645-07:002011-08-01T10:19:36.645-07:00It is our White House, and given the fiscal manage...It is our White House, and given the fiscal management of the current tenant, it is time to paint it RED!Michael Riverohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14928122964781193669noreply@blogger.com