$963 Billion Dollars

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Permalink Reply by Chris Eppards on July 8, 2009 at 12:17pm

I agree on all points above, Steve. Our current "recession" is minor compared to the next 30 years. This spending spree cannot be sustained without some significant tax increases for everyone and huge cuts to existing programs.

Blame the bureaucrats all you want, but our government consists of representatives that WE have elected and continue to put back in office. They have simply been responding to "the will of the people", as we always seem to need some new spending for this program, tax breaks for this group, etc.. Our countries fiscal policy has been myopic at best and there seems to be no end in sight. WE have all lived high on the hog for far to long and our children and grandchildren will ultimately pay the price.

Regardless, I keep thinking that I should work harder and save over the next several years so that I may become debt-free, purchase a property in the country and become as self-sufficient as possible. I think my strategy may be my best bet to ride out our economy's inevitable downward decline.

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Permalink Reply by Tino Marquez Jr. on July 8, 2009 at 12:39pm

But..... we need gov controlled universal health care this year Steve, or the country will fail. :)

Man, better learn how to plant a garden...

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Permalink Reply by Steve Stuck on July 8, 2009 at 10:30pm

Yet more proof of how the stimulus isn't working and was a misguided plan from the very beginning. History could have taught us this, but of course we had to do it ourselves:

http://www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2009-07-07-stimulus_N.htm

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