It really bothers me that our country is in debt, and that it is no big deal and doesn’t put citizens in a panic.
We are trying to use more money with health care and financial aid programs as well as other things that need money to run them. I don’t understand how our main focus is on doing all these things that cost money when we are in a tremendous debt. I would like to see taxes increased on items under $1,000 so it would not include housing and cars and the more expensive things.
I understand that this will get a lot of criticism, but if taxes are raised a little bit, it will all add up. I hope that over a period of time it would help our economy and get our nation out of debt.
It is a little pathetic that our dollar is only worth 67 cents compared to the Euro. This needs to change and be close to equal.
Jared Aronson
Lenexa
I think he fails to realize you can not tax or spend your way to success and certainly can not tax more than 100%, even with supreme Obama mathematics.
Posted by: NoMoreMrNiceGuy | November 07, 2009 at 08:24 AM
And who buys the cheaper stuff? Lower and middle class folks. Didn't Obama PROMISE that I would pay not one cent more in taxes because I make less than $250K? Yet here come the 'soda' and 'sin' taxes. Who pays those? Here comes the taxing of the insurance I get at my job. I pay $3,000 a year so that's another $500 or so in taxes if that comes to pass. And folks, I am OK with my insurance arrangement, wish it was cheaper but I can handle it. But if now I pay taxes on it too, that will make it a tough one. But then again, I didn't vote for Obama because I knew he couldn't pay for all this without hitting my wallet hard.
Posted by: Danny | November 07, 2009 at 02:50 AM
After the white house hears about Jared's letter he will be Obama's new economic Czar. (After he completes the third grade)
Posted by: Greghand | November 06, 2009 at 05:30 PM