American Idiocracy: The cost of the tea party revolution

[DarrinS]

It's not about feeling better or worse. If defaulting isn't an option, you have to honor your debts.

Given the scale of the problem, it's not going to go away without major lifestyle changes across the board. That is, unless we keep ignoring it and let future generations deal with it.

[ElNono]

Given the scale of the problem, it's not going to go away without major lifestyle changes across the board. That is, unless we keep ignoring it and let future generations deal with it.

Future generations? Did you see the stock market last week?

Baby boomers didn't think twice. Don't see why this generation will be any different.

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Given the scale of the problem, it's not going to go away without major lifestyle changes across the board. That is, unless we keep ignoring it and let future generations deal with it.

You sound like Dave Ramsey and his show. I mean literally. That you begin your thought process there shows quite a bit. Not in that you have accrued debt and had to go from there but rather that you have no idea of the issue and go from there.

What you are doing right now is just a microcosm of the old GOP and democratic debate from the end of WW2. I imagine your notion of lifestyle change is just a different way of saying cut social programs and you still just cannot get your mind around the notion of taxes.

You refuse to acknowledge it.

You just talk like Ramsey and then blame someone else over the children. Its pretty sad but at least you are good at being a tool for others.

[2centsworth]

I like having liberals as well as true conservatives like
The tea party. It's the middle that messes everything
Up.

The luke warm dems screw things up for
Harden libs who have some of the best ideas
And luke warm reps screw things up for tea partiers
Who also have good ideas. I wish a lib
Like a Warren mosler (look him up)and ron Paul
Could hash things out.

I love this country. I wish we would respect each other
No matter how much we may disagree on policy.
In just as guilty as the next person, but we have
To change the way our government works or we run
The risk of losing our reserve currency status.

[2centsworth]

I like having liberals as well as true conservatives like
The tea party. It's the middle that messes everything
Up.

The luke warm dems screw things up for
Harden libs who have some of the best ideas
And luke warm reps screw things up for tea partiers
Who also have good ideas. I wish a lib
Like a Warren mosler (look him up)and ron Paul
Could hash things out.

I love this country. I wish we would respect each other
No matter how much we may disagree on policy.
In just as guilty as the next person, but we have
To change the way our government works or we run
The risk of losing our reserve currency status.

[DUNCANownsKOBE]

If you want to see what leftist policies do to an economy, look no further than the great state of California.

Yeah, the rightist deregulating of energy experiment did great things for the State of California, Enron was a real boon for their economy!

[Wild Cobra]

How much of that pays federal wages?

Does it matter? That is flat out excessive. It's over $45,000 taxed annual from a family of 4 if everyone paid equal money in taxes.