Comments on: Fiscal Wake Up Call

By: Joe Fleck

Joe Fleck — Mon, 31 Aug 2009 14:16:28 +0000

Cut all legislative salaries by 40% and make their retirement directly related to Social Security. Either put them on the same health plan they seek to force on us or put all of us on their plan. People who are elected to represent us ( a temp job at best) should not be allowed more then two terms in their office. A constant refreshing of those who we elect ( a republic at best) should bring everyday ideas from the ordinary lives most of us live to help the majority of Americans that are NOT served by the lawyers currently elected. Put America back in the hands of Americans, not those with politically motivated interests! It is not about the DNC or the RNC but about Americans who work for a living and try to make their lives meaningful to their families! There is no such thing as politically correct, that is a oxymoron comment! There is simply American correct!

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By: Mark Beverage

Mark Beverage — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 02:04:36 +0000

The federal government needs to lead by cutting spending, however they should set an example by reducing salaries instead of laying people off. Laying people off will exacerbate economic problems and make a few bear the problems disproportionately. We have all contributed to this problem. I work for a government contractor and yes my pay should be reduced also, rather than seeing my neighbors laid off. Hopefully if the government leads many in private industry will follow suit.

By: daonaldo

daonaldo — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:34:59 +0000

1. Keep tax cuts…and, better still, let’s look at Steve Forbes flat tax plan again.
2. NO MORE deficit spending.
3. Term limits: Reps serve 3 yrs, Senators 5 years, President 6 years.
4. Get rid of bureaucracy…at all levels. If real people got elected instead of career politicians, and they determined to take a blue pen to our nation’s budget and staffing, I think we could stamp out bloat…mebbe not all, but a lot of it!
5. Subsidize trains, not highways. Duh.
6. Let’s stop spending billions on keeping Central Americans OUT–let ‘em in LEGITIMATELY…four years service in the armed forces, pass your bckgrnd ck, and, baby, welcome to the USA.