In November of 1999 a very ‘bipartisan’ 85% of the 106th Congress, and Bill Clinton, passed the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, repealed Sections 20 and 32 of the Glass-Steagall Banking Act of 1933 (that protected us from another Great Depression for sixty-five years) ex post facto to the illegal merger of Citicorp and Travelers Group (minimally) in 1998, and fully enabled the economic collapse of 2008.


In November of 2012 some 123 million voters returned and/or sent members of the two great American crime families (Republicans and Democrats) back to Congress and the White House, instead of electing those who would prosecute and send those known (public records) criminals to prison.


‘Bipartisan’ may now be defined as: the two major American crime families committing acts of treason to enrich the ultra rich and enslave and impoverish the rest of America (minimally). Most of us may not deserve what was done and is coming but the vast majority of 2012 voters sure have earned it.


TCKB are you sure you want to encourage more ‘bipartisan’ action and not seek a real change in leadership?

Simpson-Bowles is a responsible, bi-partisan solution to our nation’s debt problem. Alan Simpson is from Wyoming, and I love him. It’s not because he is a Wyomingite. It’s because he is what we—as Republicans—should strive to be.


Honestly, I find it laughable that the Legislature blames the Executive Branch for big government, when most of the growth in the Executive Branch is a direct result of bad laws enacted by the Legislature. I also find it laughable that the President is posturing instead of making a real and concerted effort to put the nation on a stable course that will improve our future.


It’s time you cleaned up your own mess. We’ll take care of our states, along with our state Legislatures and Governors. You need to get the country on track to a better, more balanced future. That means putting Americans first, not special interests.


Please. Do better. Work harder. Work together.


Sincerely,

Russell Weller

Wyomingite, Republican, Realist, Small Business Owner, Environmentalist, Consumer, Energy Supporter, Local Shopper, and yes, Homo.


P.S. I find it absolutely disgusting that Wyoming’s Sen. Barrasso, Sen. Enzi, and Rep. Lummis have not made a serious effort to adopt legislation as smart and fiscally responsible as Simpson-Bowles.

In my family we have balanced our budget for many years now. I am very ashamed that members of Congress have not put forth a common sense budget that will take care of our country for ten years. I think we need to put aside the partisan politics and start focusing on what taxes need to be cut and what taxes need to be increased.

The United States government is no different than your house. If you pay for new items such as a stereo system, TV, oven, grill, etc. and you don’t bring in enough money to pay for these new items year after year you will soon have to face the consequences. Whether we have to bring in more money, cut down on new items, or both, we have to start moving our way back into the black and get out of the red before it is too big of a debt to handle. From my experience in school procrastination will only make things worst and sooner or later republican and democrats are going to have to compromise (as hard as that may be) in order to preserve prosperity here in the USA.

I honestly believe in my heart that our people should refuse to pay taxes until this debt crisis perishes.This is absolutely ridiculous. The money that is received from tax payers are going towards luxurious bathrooms and tip-top vacations to Hawaii. Are you kidding me? You let our country slip for your greed which is absurd. Government is for the people, DO YOUR JOB. We all know where this is going, believe me. If you think for one second we don’t know where this country is heading, you’re wrong. Nevertheless, we need to step on the toes of politicians and stand up for what is right, because in the end, we are able to do just that.


Sincerely,


a HS Student

Please act responsibly. We need to stop spending money we don’t have. Reduce, eliminate or combine government agencies. Stop trying to make us into who you want us to be and stop providing for us so in the end we lose our incentive to do for ourselves and worse we become frightened of you.

We need a balanced plan to fix our debt problem! Why not agree to begin with the Simpson-Bowles plan, and go foward from that starting point. Keep a wall between revenue and spending, i.e. any changes to decrease revenue must be balanced by changes to increase revenue, and changes in spending likewise.

Chicago’s young people are kicking back! Exploding debts and deficits are robbing us of our future and we need to do something about it. Now is the time to solve this problem, while there is still time to rescue future generations

Ridiculous. Would you rather be “right” or happy? It’s a sad sad world when a public servant serves their party & not the best interest of our country. I was raised to be proud to be an American!! For the first time I’m ashamed because of the pathetic attitudes in our government, the media preaching an agenda instead of non-bias facts, & the non-accountability of actions. Cut out the smoke & mirrors, push up your sleeves & get to work!! We are watching… change your ways or vacate your seat for someone willing to push our nation back to greatness. Remember it’s your name on this page in history.

Bring down the debt!! This is ridiculous, the fiscal cliff deal sucked and should’ve never been made. I want a change and I want it now!! I’m making sure in the next election to not vote for any of the same politicians that are in office right now. You don’t care about the American Citizens, all you care about are the big raises you have given yourselves

Without a starting point, Congress will argue forever! Start with the Simpson Bowles proposal (the least severe version) and draw a wall between revenues and spending. If Congress doesn’t like some of the spending proposals, then they must find other sending to offset it, and likewise with revenue. The exception: unexpected expenses can be accommodated with a specific tax to pay for them; for example, a prolonged military intervention (a.k.a. war) would result in a temporary war tax that would be a shared sacrifice for everyone,

To any current or future politician that may read this.

I know that in Washington, making a compromise is thought of as bad, and a political suicide. But you know what? I like the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, as well as this nation that we all live in. It was all created through bipartisanship and compromise. Back then, everyone debated, everyone conceded some things, and everyone agreed on something that helped the nation. They didn’t act like 5 year old kids who can’t get their way. I don’t think I would vote for a single person in congress right now because no one can go a day without blaming the other party for something. GROW UP!!! I don’t care if you made a pledge to not raise taxes, you can compromise a little. I don’t care if you don’t want to cut spending, you have to give up a little to get what you want. If anyone in Congress wants my vote next election, then start doing your job. I’m paying you, I expect you to help me in some way. You don’t have to hold every single belief that I do. So long as you start doing your job, you will have my support.

The debt is owned by rich people, so let’s make other rich people pay for it by increasing tax rates on the 1% to upwards of 70%.

A country should take care of its people. NO one should ever have to struggle to get health care, a job, or even neccessities like food. While lower class suffers and middle class disappears, the rich get richer and the government argues more and more. There are too many chiefs and not enough indians. And MY generation are the ones who will have to pay for it; literally and figuratively. I do not want to spend the rest of my life paying off college loans, if I can even AFFORD college. I do not want to see my sister struggle to get mental health care at an in patient center just because she isnt ‘suicidal’ or a ‘drug addict’ and I do not want the insurance company to deny her when they know nothing of our situation. And, I am sick of seeing things like the Connecticut shooting. The current situation in America discusts me. I am no longer proud of my country. I am proud of our history, but ashamed of the growing problem. The priorities should be in 3 main things. Healthcare. Education. And safety. Not having our taxes spent in the vegas trip for the president, or the cow girl museum in texas. This problem has gotten to the point where I do not want to stay in this country anymore. It makes me angry and frusterated and above all, sad. Sad to see a once beautiful, prosperous nation being torn apart by the rich an wealthy greed while the everyday man cant afford christmas gifts for his family. Fix this, Washington. Youre losing time and confidence from your people.

Sincerely,

A high school student

All I want for Christmas is a new Congress!

You are making all of Dead Beat Dads and Piggy Bank Robbers. Stealing from our kids to pay the interest on a credit card so we can keep spending. Don’t kid us that you are trying to cut spending when the cuts you agree to don’t even cut the interest payments on the debt. Looking at the world situation we could soon be faced with a third world war started in the Middle East. We could be fighting for our lives and not have the money to protect ourselves. I propose that everyone under the age of forty-five refuse to pay any more taxes until the entire budget is reviewed and real cuts are made. Debt is dangerous to small children and babies.

Simply put, govern effectively. Compromise your personal values for the values of our nation, and work together to solve an obvious problem. No short term gimmicks, no bickering about the other sides beliefs, just long term tangible solutions to economic problems. No one expects the debt to be gone next year, just start on the right path.

Would you like to walk into $16 trillion of debt if you were in my generation?…..Didn’t think so, now step up and fix this, don’t wait till I get a position to fix it myself.

I believe that people mistake progression for what they do instead of how they think. I understand that you all have an agenda and you all are passing legislation in favor of your best interests, but it’s time for a change. We need to build a future based on selflessness, love, and compassion. The World doesn’t need more regulations and government control. The fiat money system is failing and we need leadership with a new form of thinking. If we pay attention to the past, societies that adopted fiat currency have never built stable future for themselves. Maybe it is time that we all find value something other than material things and value each other. We need to learn to listen to each other with compassion and understanding, instead of fighting with those who have ideals opposed to our own. We need to learn to compromise by coming to a conclusion together through reasoning instead of trying to force others to see things our way. There is no real value in money, it dehumanizes people into substituting love they seek in others for the love of money, and material things, and as long as money is considered to be of value is as long as there will be suffering in the world.