Comments on: Basically bankrupt

By: Ken Steers

Ken Steers — Sun, 27 Jan 2013 18:43:14 +0000

Looking at my W-2 it seems I’m paying for more than my fair share. But I wouldn’t want to trade my W-2 for any of yours. So I guess it’s all good. The debt is not owned by China but by us. Our society has decided that the devaluation of the USD is more palatable than austerity measures. If 53% of our society either works or is dependent on the government then as long as their compensation is adjusted to inflation then why should they care?

By: Poor Billzz

Poor Billzz — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 21:40:51 +0000

The Affordable Health Care Act was passed by Congress, including Republicans. It was not an executive order. Also, the Soviet Union has not been in existence for the past 10 years or so. You’re welcome.

By: billzz

billzz — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:10:15 +0000

All federal taxes are supposed to originate in the House of Representatives. The way around this is to say that a presidential initiative is funded by “fees,” or something else, but not taxes. The recent health initiative by the administration used the interstate commerce clause to say that healthcare is an interstate activity. The chief justice said that it was a tax, but went with other justices upholding the administrations right to do whatever it wanted. We basically do not have a workable constitution anymore. In California one can also look to the failure of the referendum system where the people go to the polls and pass a referendum, which becomes law. Except that it does not if some lawyer sues saying that it is, “unconstitutional.” Then it goes around and around in the courts. In the Soviet system they had a constitution (looks remarkably like ours) a legislature (called the Duma) and even courts. But they also had a Politburo, and it did not make any difference what the people, or the legislature, or the courts wanted. If the Politburo said “Nyet,” then whatever it was, was negated. But if you were a part of the ruling party, then you agreed. If you did not, then there was always the Gulag. Or an IRS audit, which two people I know just got notice. Their crime was to answer a White House people’s referendum, and they indicated that Piers Morgan should be deported. In the next few days they wewre both served with an IRS summons. Get this. They are both finance officers of a company, and there is no way that there would be any irregularity in their taxes. You can try this yourself. Go to the whitehouse.gov site and vote. See what happens. Sorry for the long-windiness, but I only write every other week anyway.

By: A Real Conservative

A Real Conservative — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 02:05:50 +0000

If Solyndra used Riordan as a consultant it is no surprise they went under.

By: Jim Riordan

Jim Riordan — Fri, 25 Jan 2013 19:03:10 +0000

George. An interesting side note. As a business consultant and manufacturing engineering manager I was brought in by friends to look at the Solyndra plant near the freeway in the south bay for a “second opinion”. I took one look at the layout and the logistics of how the panels would have to be moved building to building instead of being under one roof and declared it a “cluster-screw” from day one. I was not the least bit surprised when it went under and neither should the no-brainers in Washington that ok’d the project. It was a study in how to take money for a project destined from day one for failure. . . . your government at “work” for you. Hah.

By: James E.

James E. — Thu, 24 Jan 2013 00:57:52 +0000

This letter doesn’t seem to have a name attached to it but it must be Mr. Alger. Mr. Alger, I’m not obtuse and I once did consider running for office, but decided I would rather enjoy my retirement. You continue to base your argument on Greece. Greece and the United States are alike only in that both are countries (you do know, don’t you, that Greece first came into financial trouble because most of their citizens were evading taxes). Be assured America will get back on its fiscal feet — stop being such a defeatist in homage to Tea/Republican talking points. Your party raised the debt limit today. Perhaps you should be writing Boehner and Cantor instead of the MtDemocrat, as all spending is dictated by the Congress and not the president. Could the reason you cannot understand this is because you are obtuse? Oh, I think not, you aren’t obtuse, you are merely parroting the Party line. Til we meet again and keep up the good work for your party.