[QUOTE="HomicidalCherry"]

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"]

Why can't we have these people diverted from our overbloated and unneeded defense budget in which they are rebuilding nations like Iraq in the past few years.. To civil engineering jobs within the United States? Our infastructure is in shambles, our road ways, dams, bridges, energy + water utiltiies are in shambles..

sSubZerOo

This. infrastructure improvement would be such a better way to spend the money/resources.

[QUOTE="LOXO7"][QUOTE="WhiteKnight77"]

Salaries for the President and Congress should be halved. The Preseident can keep taxpayer health care while in office, but once out, needs to pay for it on his own. Congress needs to live by the laws that they enact that the people have to follow, such as pay for their own health care or be fined, oh sorry, taxed. Their free gym memberships at the Senate and House gyms should become paid memberships with rates equal to what a public gym like Gold's gym or Bally's would be for a year. Actually, close one of those gyms and have only the one for all of Congress. Reduce all federal employees salaries by a third as well as increase what they pay into their benefits packages (retirement or health care).

All future pay increases should be put to a vote by the voting public and not Congress themselves and it will take affect when the next Congress meets after an election, that way they cannot keep voting themselves pay raises.

WhiteKnight77

What is not simple about cutting the salaries of politicians and making the pay for services that they use?

Spending is why the deficit is so big. Want to cut the defense budget, fine, but cut federal salaries with the politicians that make the laws and sign them into effect as well as some more of those federal jobs and salaries as well. The US would save lots of money if politicians and federal workers had to pay more into their benefits. Look at what happened when Wisconsin teachers had to pay more into their medical benefits as well as their retirement funds. Once broke school systems ended up with surpluses. Funny how that worked out.

[QUOTE="Ace6301"]Lets not cut the budget because it makes people lose their jobs. Let's not raise taxes because the rich will complain about not being able to afford another yacht. Let's **** about the democrats not having a plan.sonicare

http://video.foxbusiness.com/v/1740159624001/will-small-businesses-cut-jobs-to-avoid-health-care-mandate/

[QUOTE="leviathan91"]

[QUOTE="WhiteKnight77"]

I would agree, close all tax loophole and even better, cut out the cheaters who abuse social programs that cost taxpayers money.

WhiteKnight77

We could reduce the salary of all politicians and get rid of their benefits considering that most politicians are wealthy...

Salaries for the President and Congress should be halved. The Preseident can keep taxpayer health care while in office, but once out, needs to pay for it on his own. Congress needs to live by the laws that they enact that the people have to follow, such as pay for their own health care or be fined, oh sorry, taxed. Their free gym memberships at the Senate and House gyms should become paid memberships with rates equal to what a public gym like Gold's gym or Bally's would be for a year. Actually, close one of those gyms and have only the one for all of Congress. Reduce all federal employees salaries by a third as well as increase what they pay into their benefits packages (retirement or health care).

All future pay increases should be put to a vote by the voting public and not Congress themselves and it will take affect when the next Congress meets after an election, that way they cannot keep voting themselves pay raises.

[QUOTE="LOXO7"]

[QUOTE="Ace6301"]Lets not cut the budget because it makes people lose their jobs. Let's not raise taxes because the rich will complain about not being able to afford another yacht. Let's **** about the democrats not having a plan.Ace6301

Might as well increase defense spending to reduce unemployment.

one_plum

Lets not cut the budget because it makes people lose their jobs. Let's not raise taxes because the rich will complain about not being able to afford another yacht. Let's **** about the democrats not having a plan.Ace6301