tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027562849054565148.post5071502150430380134..comments2023-08-05T09:08:01.891-04:00Comments on Desperately Seeking Sanity: PrioritiesErik A. Princehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07026166272308791091noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027562849054565148.post-3171097964985079192011-03-11T19:06:16.282-05:002011-03-11T19:06:16.282-05:00Couple of comments to add here...
to anonymous...t...Couple of comments to add here...<br />to anonymous...to 'conclude' what Erik is saying is that 91% are doing well is erroneous. What I think he said was that those who were most responsible for the economic downturn were the ones who were least affected by it. <br />I know that there those who are or were wealthy who lost a lot and in some cases everything. But when those who played fast and loose, in many cases illegally, with our money are not being held accountable and the middle class continues to struggle, we have some talking to do. <br />When I watch the news and see that we are now blaming the teachers and other public service employees and their benefits for the deficit, I know that we are tripping down the rabbit hole. These are the people who teach our children (who by the way will be the doctors caring for us in our old age). Perhaps a better choice for cuts would be in the amount of cash we are dropping in other countries to help their 'democracies' along. It is far past time to come to our own backyard and remind ourselves what being a democracy means. <br />Then see if maybe we can act like it.elliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14289981268032557941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5027562849054565148.post-89196332061541998582011-03-10T19:24:40.750-05:002011-03-10T19:24:40.750-05:00"In fact, the only people doing well are thos..."In fact, the only people doing well are those who either had lots of money to cushion the fall or the robber barons who parked the tank there in the first place!" -- so if unemployment is at 9%, greater than 91% of the population must be made up of "robber barons"?<br /><br />As for the willingness to cut spending, the House (w/ 87 GOP freshmen) just passed a bill that includes $61B in budget cuts. It was rejected by the Senate (58-40 democrat majority). The Senate even rejected it's own, laughable, $6B in proposed cuts. I guess they expect dinner, a movie, and an earnest effort at foreplay before taking it up the, ugh, putting out.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com