One Cent Solution

One Cent Solution ^ | July 2011? | Rep Mack

[blueyon]

Our nonpartisan campaign is unique — we are sending a message to Congress from concerned citizens across the country who believe federal spending should be managed with the same discipline families must exercise when balancing their budgets at home. Federal spending is out of control and needs to be cut. That’s why we are proposing that Congress cut one cent of every dollar the federal government spends each year for six years — a real solution that will balance the budget by 2019 and reduce federal spending by $7.5 trillion over ten years.

[MHGinTN]

Go to the website and read the explanation. If a department cannot cut, other departments must make up the difference. ... As an example, closing the dept of education would yield a lot of percentage points to programs which would be slowly increasing.

[Principled]

i wish Boehner would go ahead and pass this too. That would give Reid THREE ways to get his increase...

but until Reid debates, the House will stand firm and kill anything.

[BobL]

“Go to the website and read the explanation. If a department cannot cut, other departments must make up the difference. ... As an example, closing the dept of education would yield a lot of percentage points to programs which would be slowly increasing.”

I’m not panning it, I’m just pointing out that the country is not ready for it. I DEFINITELY agree that if the feds got out of food stamps, education, heating oil assistance, etc...and got rid of the Earned Income Credit, that a lot of the percentage points could be lopped off...at the beginning at least (in the out years entitlements still have to be hit hard).

But Republicans aren’t even close to proposing any of that...they are, rightfully, SCARED TO DEATH to take on the education establishment, or the agriculture lobby, for example...and the country simply isn’t ready either.

[Principled]

i dunno why Graves of GA isn’t listed as a signer... but i just called him - had to l/m

[ex-snook]

federal spending should be managed with the same discipline families must exercise when balancing their budgets at home

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Actually, the father would go out and get more income from a second job rather than cut food or health needs of his family. A good start would be income from other countries for our costs as world policeman and nation building.

[SUSSA]

Actually, the father would go out and get more income from a second job rather than cut food or health needs of his family.
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Actually, the father would fight back against the people taking his money at gunpoint and giving it away to other families before getting a second job.

[fantail 1952]

It would make a heckuva lot more sense to have a ten cent solution. Ten cents of every dollar next budget, and THEN one cent per year after that. Balance the budget by 2013!

[Conservativegreatgrandma]

We need to focus on RATS, not Republicans. The truth is we control 1/3 of the federal govt. How do we get these good ideas past the RATS?

RATS want economic chaos, they benefit from it. To hell with their country.