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Time to Stop the Debt Charade

Chris3668 Wrote: Dec 07, 2012 9:56 PM

I will argue that the constitution mandates to provide for the national defense. That is why we elect representatives to present out views. Problem is , when they get to DC, their ideas will never see the light of day due to the crony politicians that spend 50 years as a representative of some form from a state. They make their fortunes in congress not in the real world.

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Time to Stop the Debt Charade

The crisis du jour in Washington now dominating the news, the so-called “fiscal cliff”, is but the latest in seemingly endless political crises that we shouldn’t be having.

We get two different kinds of problems in life. The real ones – the struggle to work and improve the quality of our lives – and the ones we bring on ourselves through poor behavior.

The more time we must deal with the latter type, the less time and energy we have to deal with life’s real problems and challenges.

The political crises which emanate from Washington are invariably problems...

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