[Psycho_Bunny]

I’d feel disgraced by the Americans whining about these “cuts” but they already sucked what disgrace I had left out of me by putting that retard in the White House.

[pieceofthepuzzle]

One of the biggest problems, in every country dealing with debt crisis, is that the fiscal situation ever got to the point of crisis in the first place. Hard decisions, belt tightening etc. needed to be done long ago, when it was easier to implement without having major impact on peoples lives. People adjust, but adjustment is much easier when done over time rather than overnight.

I'm quite sure there are loyal FReepers who believe in limited government, personal responsibility, and economic freedom who have been or are going to be affected by decreased government spending (e.g. government grants, medicare payments, decreased military salaries and/or benefits, loss of government contracts etc.). We all understand the necessity of doing these things, but when politicians, and those who vote for them, kick the can down the road incessantly, or use federal dollars to buy votes, they put us all in the position of ultimately having to deal with the inevitable financial issues in a ‘crisis’ situation. Just another example of irresponsibility.

[American in Israel]

The country is not whining and crying, the corrupt politicians are because there is nothing left to steal.

Sucks to be them...

[factoryrat]

All of this is drama is based solely on the fact that the political class let one of their schemes to bilk more money out of the people get out of control, and a few people in congress took it and ran with it. Obama whines and threatens, boehner cries crocodile tears, and the sleight of hand drama goes on and on. 85 billion is a drop in the bucket for the feds. This is all about control; a race to blame those who lost it, and a strategy on how to get it back.

[Georgia Girl 2]

“This has got to stop, because we are literally destroying the future of this country.”

Not gonna happen. Just keep buying food and ammo.

[ex-snook]

"If we actually cut a trillion dollars from the federal budget this year and started living within our means?"

Hey if your family was short of 'means' you wouldn't put your family on cat food and throw grandma off the bridge. You would find another way to increase your means. Tariffs works for me on these boatloads of tax-free goods.

[what's up]

The "Greece syndrom" has finally hit the US.

Every cut will now be demogogued by the liberals/commies just as they were in Greece.

[matt1234]

So what would Obama and the Dems be kidnapping or hijacking?

They are acting like kidnappers. They are holding the country hostage, demanding payment (no budget cuts) from the citizens, and threatening to harm the nation (military, DHS, border, etc.) if they don't get their demands.