re: #61 Simply Sarah

I’m finding myself having to fight back hard against this line of thought. While part of me wonders if it might not be for the best, I also have to acknowledge that it could devastate economies world-wide. It’s a rather hard step for me to take to just declare the whole world should burn in hopes of cleansing it of some of its ills.

The thing is, I’ve grown weary of the pablum that says all our problems are solely due to spending and that, by cutting spending, we can begin to “fix” those problems. No, the heart of the problem as I see it is a culture that says “Give it all to me now, put it on my card, and I’ll deal with the bill later.” And politicians on both sides have fed that belief for years, telling folks that they can get all the spending they want, while getting lower taxes to sweeten the deal.

We’re told we need to “live within our means” to pay down the debt, but the reality is we can’t do that with a plan that’s only cuts or only taxes. If the American people can’t understand that, then it’s time they got a very rude wake-up call.