Responsibility is the key word here...that is what is wrong with this country the nanny government will bail you out if you make a mistake, why should you shoulder any responsibility.  There was a time in this country that a government handout was a "dirty word" and that is why it started as a work program because thes...more

Using taxpayor money to pay big salaries and bonus is just disgusting as we, the middle class, are getting squeezed on all ends from losing jobs, benefits, increasing utility costs, rising property taxes and we subsubzidize the fat cats....the government is to govern and not bail out business or be a nanny to those who...more

Appropriately said "middle class"  those who are wealthy do not pay and those who are poor do not pay, so we the middle class are neither/nor and get stuck with paying and paying....in this bad economy with increases in everything we are 'nickled and dimed" to death, i.e. higher gas, higher heating costs, school tax in...more

This is what is wrong with our country no one ones to take responsibility for their actions and then expects the government to bail them out...wake up people the government is the taxpayers and I am one of them.  When I needed money i got a second job so my suggestion is get another job to pay...your responsibility to ...more

America the Land of the Free....when they decide to let you be free.  The bigger picture here is it is just not about people who smoke, it is about chipping away at our individual freedom...who will be next their next target obese people, gray-haired people, people over the age of 50?.  I think there are "bigger fish t...more

Very sad as I assume she graduated from high school and maybe college.  What kind of job or career does she have...oh probably working for the government.

I live in tiny-town USA where the rent is reasonable.   I own my home and a rental property and I do not even charge market value for my rental as I want someone responsible and clean as I put a lot of sweat equity into this rental besides money.   In my little town we have separate property taxes and school taxes and ...more

Can someone explain to me why these young girls with babies and no father in the picture are getting these huge tax returns.   They maybe work part-time and pay in $500.00 and get thousands back...where is the fairness with this?  As taxpayers we already subsidize their housing, food and healthcare.  If you are low inc...more

One point that was overlooked in this article is called personal responsibility...I work in healthcare and see it on a daily basis....we have no money to buy healthcare but we have the latest I-phone with fancy ring tones, we have expensive sneakers, we can buy our cigarettes etc but we have no money to pay for our own...more