I like the ideal of looking at it like a family budget. That's why when we had the surplus pay the debt. We should not have put tax cuts in under Bush and Obama we ran the debt up as a country. If you study the history of debt it looks like as soon as we started giving away money not paying our bills was in the last 30...more

Yes it was lower when he came into office what you don't say is why it was down from the 4.10 a gallion in the summer of 08. What happened in the fall of 08 yes thats right the start of the depression/ recession and the dow went to 6500 and my 401k went to 201k thanks to Bush. The Republicans have a short term memory p...more

I recall reading an artical where 367 of the S&P 500 had a negetive tax rate in 2010. They all were profitable companies yet got money from government. I don't care if they cut the corporate tax rates as long as they close loop-holes for campaign controbutions that both parties do.

Time to get him of the New York Fed. board talk about conflict of interest no wonder the news was so slow comming out. Hell the way things work in this country they will probaly make him the next head of Treasury.

We are in a big debt hole go google world taxes to see what other countries charge in taxes. You will see 1 glaring fact that is U.S. is the only country that doesn't charge a VAT tax. This might be what the debt commission was talking about with the regional taxes. If other countries charge us a VAT tax I say we retur...more

The banks don't want the rule because it makes them put skin in the game. In other words be responsible. We have a regulations passed in 2004 that was supposed to have CEO's be held to account for misdeeds. Has anyone seen the perp walk yet? They have Washington in their pocket until we change election laws they always...more

We need to invaid the Cayman Islands then we could more than balance our budget. We need our congress critters to stop writing loopholes for campaign contributions this is a bi-partisan problem.  But remember corporations are people my friends as Romney put it.

Yes they just shifted more of the healthcare cost to their employees to the tune of 80% increase in the all ready sky high premiums. Ya corporate greed!

It's time to re-regulate the banks put an end to the gambling. The bill that passed the house got watered down by special interests yet no REPUG vote for it. The bill now is in the senate one of 280 being held up by filibuster abuse. In november remember who voted to try to regulate the banks. The party that stands for...more