I am disappointed in Democrats as well as Republicans during this whole debt ceiling threat. Why are Democrats not saying: "OK, you want to negotiate? Fine. We think there is a revenue problem. Let's talk about raising taxes on the rich. That's our position. Now let's negotiate."Are you presuming to try to get us to believe that every program that is in place was fully funded at its inception? Since we all know that isn't the case, yes, it IS part of the existing federal debt. Every ****ing year. At the moment the next payment becomes due for whatever program you want to come up with that wasn't fully funded at the minute it came into being, it becomes part of the existing debt that we keep letting Washington kick down the road. And that happens on the part of both parties, so don't think I'm giving anyone a pass here.
Democrats won't do that because corruption is legal and both parties avoid alienating the rich.
That's dumb. We need to make corruption illegal. That has to come from the people. It will never come from the top down. We can't do it right away, but we have the power to make corruption illegal. It has to start at the bottom at the local level. We will do it. It is already in progress. We will pass the word around and people will see the solution is to pass the American Anti-Corruption Act or a resolution in support of it at every local city and county council. Once that is done in enough places it will become a national issue. Candidates need to be put on the spot. Go on record: Are they for or against corruption? We will force them to take a stand. They must answer that they are against it. So then we force them to back that up by passing the Act. Look at all the places which have already passed it:
- Princeton, New Jersey
- Genoa, Illinois
- Massachusetts State House District 2
- Massachusetts State Senate District 19
- Ewing Township, New Jersey
- DeKalb County, Illinois
- Winnebago County, Illinois
- Roanoke, Virginia
- South Brunswick, New Jersey
- Leverett, Massachusetts
- Lawrence Township, New Jersey
- Cocoa, Florida
- Southfield, Michigan
- Boone County, Illinois
- McHenry County, Illinois
- Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
- Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
- Pittston, Pennsylvania
- Lexington, Massachusetts
- Rockport, Massachusetts
- Stephenson County, Illinois
- Acton, Massachusetts
- South Hadley, Massachusetts
- Carrboro, North Carolina
- Concord, Massachusetts
- Whately, Massachusetts
- Nahant, Massachusetts
- Marblehead, Massachusetts
- Stoneham, Massachusetts
- Colrain, Massachusetts
- Hadley, Massachusetts
- Cummington, Massachusetts
- Montague, Massachusetts
- Plainfield, Massachusetts
- Shutesbury, Massachusetts
- Conway, Massachusetts
- Andover, Massachusetts
- Hatfield, Massachusetts
- Longmeadow, Massachusetts
- Amherst, Massachusetts
- Swampscott, Massachusetts
- Southampton, Massachusetts
- North Andover, Massachusetts
- Williamsburg, Massachusetts
- Pleasant Ridge, Michigan
- Burnsville, North Carolina
- West Windsor, New Jersey
- South Abington, Pennsylvania
- Ferndale, Michigan
- Yancey County, North Carolina
- Cranbury Township, New Jersey
- Cook County, Illinois
- Erie City, Pennsylvania
- Kingston Township, Pennsylvania
- Foster Township, Pennsylvania
- Tempe, Arizona
- Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
- Nescopeck Township, Pennsylvania
- Sunderland, Massachusetts
- Ohio
- Sudbury, Massachusetts
- Pelham, Massachusetts
- DuPage County, Illinois
- Bridgeport, Connecticut
- Vinton, Virginia
- Hopewell, New Jersey
- Tallahassee, Florida