Here we are again, a possible government shutdown. It seems the political process has not learned a damn thing with the people's response to raising the debt ceiling debacle of just over a month ago.
Political sides have drawn another line in the sand waiting for one or the other to cross before remedying a situation that not only affects governmental employees, programs and emergency funding, but it also affects every person, young and old, in this country. Boehner thinks his deal is best, Reid thinks his is. Another "dirty" stalemate looms in the offing, one the American people have seen before.
What's really sad is that this proposed funding is for only first seven weeks of the new fiscal year. Another band aid so that they can argue again in just a few weeks from now. Have the politicians not heard the voice of the "People"? Their approval rating is at the lowest ever and they don't seem to care. This will make the third time in six months a partial government shut down is possible if a Republican led House and a Democratic Senate cannot come to an agreement.
It seems to me if you can't organize your bills and pay your creditors as agreed, you face collections fees and nasty phone calls. Your credit rating goes down the dumper and you no longer can get the house or car of your dreams, you pay at a higher credit percentage and are expected to come up with more money down or forced to file bankruptcy. Either way, it costs you more to live and are supposed to settle for a lessor lifestyle. Maybe it's time for the creditors of our great nation to inform those that make these decisions on our behalf to fix the problem immediately or they will be the ones punished financially.
"It is embarrassing," Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., admitted Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." Warner asked: "Can we, once again, inflict on the country and the American people the spectacle of a near government shutdown?"
When is enough, enough? It's hard enough to go to our jobs daily hoping the doors are not shut, our paychecks don't bounce and that we will continue to have a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs and food in our stomachs. What makes it more difficult is that the pompous politicians sit on Capital Hill squabbling over keeping the government running and not be concerned that they won't get paid.
It's time to stop the "pork barrel" spending, the idea that my state is more important than yours and focus on getting this country back on it's feet again. We were once considered the most "powerful" country in the world with streets paved of "gold" but now we are a laughing stock, the butt of jokes around the world.
How about we get rid of all the career politicians, and I do mean all, and elect CPA's, small business owners who are successful in positive cash flow, normal everyday people who can't raise millions for the election coffers, and start running this country as a business and not as a country owing to the 'fat cats" in Washington or the special interest groups out to buy an election. How about the people of this great nation stop their political rhetoric and take back what is rightfully ours.
In 2012 the people can make a difference by not re-electing any political candidate and taking a really close look at those average Americans willing to work one term to right the path of our country.
Political sides have drawn another line in the sand waiting for one or the other to cross before remedying a situation that not only affects governmental employees, programs and emergency funding, but it also affects every person, young and old, in this country. Boehner thinks his deal is best, Reid thinks his is. Another "dirty" stalemate looms in the offing, one the American people have seen before.
What's really sad is that this proposed funding is for only first seven weeks of the new fiscal year. Another band aid so that they can argue again in just a few weeks from now. Have the politicians not heard the voice of the "People"? Their approval rating is at the lowest ever and they don't seem to care. This will make the third time in six months a partial government shut down is possible if a Republican led House and a Democratic Senate cannot come to an agreement.
It seems to me if you can't organize your bills and pay your creditors as agreed, you face collections fees and nasty phone calls. Your credit rating goes down the dumper and you no longer can get the house or car of your dreams, you pay at a higher credit percentage and are expected to come up with more money down or forced to file bankruptcy. Either way, it costs you more to live and are supposed to settle for a lessor lifestyle. Maybe it's time for the creditors of our great nation to inform those that make these decisions on our behalf to fix the problem immediately or they will be the ones punished financially.
"It is embarrassing," Sen. Mark Warner, D-Va., admitted Sunday on CNN's "State of the Union." Warner asked: "Can we, once again, inflict on the country and the American people the spectacle of a near government shutdown?"
When is enough, enough? It's hard enough to go to our jobs daily hoping the doors are not shut, our paychecks don't bounce and that we will continue to have a roof over our heads, clothes on our backs and food in our stomachs. What makes it more difficult is that the pompous politicians sit on Capital Hill squabbling over keeping the government running and not be concerned that they won't get paid.
It's time to stop the "pork barrel" spending, the idea that my state is more important than yours and focus on getting this country back on it's feet again. We were once considered the most "powerful" country in the world with streets paved of "gold" but now we are a laughing stock, the butt of jokes around the world.
How about we get rid of all the career politicians, and I do mean all, and elect CPA's, small business owners who are successful in positive cash flow, normal everyday people who can't raise millions for the election coffers, and start running this country as a business and not as a country owing to the 'fat cats" in Washington or the special interest groups out to buy an election. How about the people of this great nation stop their political rhetoric and take back what is rightfully ours.
In 2012 the people can make a difference by not re-electing any political candidate and taking a really close look at those average Americans willing to work one term to right the path of our country.
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