Raising taxes on people who have avoided paying anything for what seems like forever, would be a good start, and the easy way to kick it off is to take off ceiling for collecting Socoal Security taxes. Most off us who pay in willnever see that ceiling, those who do, need to join in helping keep the rest of us alive after making them rich in the first place.
One way to cut the Budget is to cut the extras that the congress men and women receive. How much it cost to send 40 representatives to the boarder .Because I am a moderate Democrat it does not do any good to call my congress women and my senators. Do they pay for gym membership? Do they pay for their medical coverage?
There are some people very concerned about the annual deficit and the national debt, but the percentage of people supporting both an increase in taxes and a reduction in spending is a minority, so members of our Congress rarely address the problem. There is no political consequence to them kicking the can down the road.
Could you set up a poll on your twitter? I would love to see the results of 1,000+ Iowans giving feedback on what they would and wouldn’t support to reel in our spending deficit.
Iowa is moving rapidly to shrinking government funding--as with income tax proposal. None of Dave's ideas will be implemented in a state like Iowa with leaders who do not believe in government funding or programs, as seen with support of private schools, moving AEA services to private consultants, contracting for nursing home inspectors, etc. For the last generation, elected officals, media, academia, have neither explained to the public what they get for their tax dollars, nor resisted continuous attacks on all things government. Starving govt is a priority.
Federal interest payments on the debt are approaching one trillion dollars. We no longer have time to pick and choose. Hard choices need to be made and our politicians do not want to do the right thing. BECAUSE they want to be re-elected. I am in favor for any and all of Daves's suggestions.
Your quiz answers, in order: yes, no,yes, yes, yes, yes, no, no- raise cap on income subject to Social Security instead, no to the rest. Now try to find a politician who will give us straight answers!
Raising taxes on people who have avoided paying anything for what seems like forever, would be a good start, and the easy way to kick it off is to take off ceiling for collecting Socoal Security taxes. Most off us who pay in willnever see that ceiling, those who do, need to join in helping keep the rest of us alive after making them rich in the first place.
One way to cut the Budget is to cut the extras that the congress men and women receive. How much it cost to send 40 representatives to the boarder .Because I am a moderate Democrat it does not do any good to call my congress women and my senators. Do they pay for gym membership? Do they pay for their medical coverage?
There are some people very concerned about the annual deficit and the national debt, but the percentage of people supporting both an increase in taxes and a reduction in spending is a minority, so members of our Congress rarely address the problem. There is no political consequence to them kicking the can down the road.
Could you set up a poll on your twitter? I would love to see the results of 1,000+ Iowans giving feedback on what they would and wouldn’t support to reel in our spending deficit.
Iowa is moving rapidly to shrinking government funding--as with income tax proposal. None of Dave's ideas will be implemented in a state like Iowa with leaders who do not believe in government funding or programs, as seen with support of private schools, moving AEA services to private consultants, contracting for nursing home inspectors, etc. For the last generation, elected officals, media, academia, have neither explained to the public what they get for their tax dollars, nor resisted continuous attacks on all things government. Starving govt is a priority.
Federal interest payments on the debt are approaching one trillion dollars. We no longer have time to pick and choose. Hard choices need to be made and our politicians do not want to do the right thing. BECAUSE they want to be re-elected. I am in favor for any and all of Daves's suggestions.
Your quiz answers, in order: yes, no,yes, yes, yes, yes, no, no- raise cap on income subject to Social Security instead, no to the rest. Now try to find a politician who will give us straight answers!