08-14-2011, 02:29 PM
@Learflyer: Wow, very concise summary of the situation.
@Geezer:
Even if we elected Ron Paul as President, it wouldn't fix the many of our biggest problems (and I believe that he knows that). The people need to wake up and elect true Representatives that are willing to stand up for what is right. This may include getting rid of the status quo two party system. When the elected representatives of us focus more on doing their duty rather finding ways to keep their job by always campaigning (jab here at Obama and basically every elected official in office), then things will begin to go in better direction. Notice I did not say it will fix the situation, because nothing will totally "fix" anything.
@Geezer:
Quote:Now matter how much or how little they're increasing it, they are still increasing the debt by leaps and bounds. And yup Bush did it and Obama, but I'm not excusing either of them.Quote:Quote:
*If any other of our presidents had doubled the national debt,
Which had taken more than two centuries to accumulate, in one year,
Would you have approved?*
False. Obama did not double the debt in one year. The debt owed to the public was $6.3 trillion the day he took office. A year later, it was $7.8 trillion, and as of June 1, it was $9.7 trillion. That's a huge increase, to be sure, but nothing close to a doubling, either in Obama's first year or in his first two-and-a-half years. The same holds true when looking at the total outstanding debt, which includes both the public debt and money the government owes to itself. That figure was $10.6 trillion on Jan. 20, 2009; a year later, it was $12.3 trillion, and itâs $14.3 trillion today.
Even if we elected Ron Paul as President, it wouldn't fix the many of our biggest problems (and I believe that he knows that). The people need to wake up and elect true Representatives that are willing to stand up for what is right. This may include getting rid of the status quo two party system. When the elected representatives of us focus more on doing their duty rather finding ways to keep their job by always campaigning (jab here at Obama and basically every elected official in office), then things will begin to go in better direction. Notice I did not say it will fix the situation, because nothing will totally "fix" anything.
BSBA in Finance from TESC by fall 2011
Total: 147 credits
Total: 147 credits