As the nation is brought to the brink of a shutdown, some things are clear.
1. The Federal debt is spiraling out of control.
2. This debt is hampering the long-term success of America.
3. Even if the Republicans get the full cuts they wanted, we will still see our debt rise.
4. The Democrats have agreed to about 70% of all of the cuts that the Republicans asked for.
5. There is no way to balance the budget with out draconian cuts to basic government services, including Medicare and Social Security, unless they also address the revenue side.
6. Obama brokered a deal between the House and Senate bills, The numbers have been worked out.
The looming government shutdown is NOT about the budget; not about numbers that one could mark down on ledger paper, or enter into an Excel file.The Shutdown is over abortion and the EPA.
With over 800,000 people set to stop receiving paychecks, and ten of millions left without the services they depend on, the American government closing its doors is not an event that will serve us well. As Americans fight $4.00 gas prices, falling home prices, rising healthcare costs; we should not be held hostage by the far right's plan to end abortion. What ever your position is on that "Hot-Button" issue; clearly this is not the bill to address the matter. Keep in mind, the Hyde amendment already bans any federal money to be use to fund abortion. This last-minute rider sets to refund any woman's health service provider that, in addition to it's principle functions, also offers abortion services, even though NO government money goes to pay for that abortion. This bill will make it harder for many millions of woman to get checked for Cervical cancer, STDs, Rape counseling and birth control pills, (despite that fact that the birth control will reduce the number of abortions).
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer says "Democrats have compromised enough on the 2011 budget, and it’s time for the Republicans to give on social policies they want included in the spending package".
“It’s going to take some willingness on the other side to give a little bit,” Hoyer said. “We have given 70 percent towards the dollars that they wanted to reduce and they have not given an inch on the policies that they want included".
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is the other target of the "Right". It would seem in a year that saw the BP oil spill and the unfolding nuclear disaster in Japan; the American people would welcome an agency that is there to help keep us safe. This is clear proof that the Koch brothers got what they paid for when they invested in the Tea Party.
When asked, Governor Daniels of Indiana said: ‘Look, make an agreement on numbers, let’s get that stabilized first — leave the social issues to other bills.’ That’s what we ought to do,” “The fact is that shutting down the government is a bad policy .
It is clear that the average American does not want to see the United States put out a "Closed" sign out on the door. By all accounts the two sides have reached a compromise on the budget, it is time for them to pass it and get back to work.
1. The Federal debt is spiraling out of control.
2. This debt is hampering the long-term success of America.
3. Even if the Republicans get the full cuts they wanted, we will still see our debt rise.
4. The Democrats have agreed to about 70% of all of the cuts that the Republicans asked for.
5. There is no way to balance the budget with out draconian cuts to basic government services, including Medicare and Social Security, unless they also address the revenue side.
6. Obama brokered a deal between the House and Senate bills, The numbers have been worked out.
The looming government shutdown is NOT about the budget; not about numbers that one could mark down on ledger paper, or enter into an Excel file.The Shutdown is over abortion and the EPA.
With over 800,000 people set to stop receiving paychecks, and ten of millions left without the services they depend on, the American government closing its doors is not an event that will serve us well. As Americans fight $4.00 gas prices, falling home prices, rising healthcare costs; we should not be held hostage by the far right's plan to end abortion. What ever your position is on that "Hot-Button" issue; clearly this is not the bill to address the matter. Keep in mind, the Hyde amendment already bans any federal money to be use to fund abortion. This last-minute rider sets to refund any woman's health service provider that, in addition to it's principle functions, also offers abortion services, even though NO government money goes to pay for that abortion. This bill will make it harder for many millions of woman to get checked for Cervical cancer, STDs, Rape counseling and birth control pills, (despite that fact that the birth control will reduce the number of abortions).
House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer says "Democrats have compromised enough on the 2011 budget, and it’s time for the Republicans to give on social policies they want included in the spending package".
“It’s going to take some willingness on the other side to give a little bit,” Hoyer said. “We have given 70 percent towards the dollars that they wanted to reduce and they have not given an inch on the policies that they want included".
The EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) is the other target of the "Right". It would seem in a year that saw the BP oil spill and the unfolding nuclear disaster in Japan; the American people would welcome an agency that is there to help keep us safe. This is clear proof that the Koch brothers got what they paid for when they invested in the Tea Party.
When asked, Governor Daniels of Indiana said: ‘Look, make an agreement on numbers, let’s get that stabilized first — leave the social issues to other bills.’ That’s what we ought to do,” “The fact is that shutting down the government is a bad policy .
It is clear that the average American does not want to see the United States put out a "Closed" sign out on the door. By all accounts the two sides have reached a compromise on the budget, it is time for them to pass it and get back to work.
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