What ever happened to logical, factual, non
emotional comments to those you disagree with?

I was hopeful we would lessen polarization; nt
so!

If the US is to survive (be able to obtain loans)
it must indicate that it has it's financila house in
order.

I suggest a flat tax - everbody, banks, insurance companies, million dollar earners, 50,000 dollar
earners. Say 17% - NO adjustments.

The percentage of Gross income for housing was
a suggested 25%. This becomes a "governor" to excess
borrowing and resultant abnormal increase in housing
"values". Larger percentage and easy money HARM.

As to my being a liberal, sorry labels do not a
man make. I am for risk/reward. I am for return
on investment capital. I am against politicians,
business men, labor unions, Congress, Federal Reserve, etc. interferring with the free market system by...

Define reasonable:

Rent/Mortgage around 25% of gross and inflationary
cost of housing somehow remain reasonable. If the
housing goes up because of whatever, then the
carpenters, plumbers, etc. get some of the
pie in the next "round" - not just the speculators,
investors, etc. You must have a level playing field,
for as Me. Sowell says "one" affects all

Health Care Insurance (that covers) around
5% of gross and all must have so others do
not get stuck with the cost either directly
or indirectly.

You pay, everybody pays; those who do not
get sicker and die. Why should you pay for others,
in the form of taxation, deductions from pay, etc.

Two Commwnts:

1. Housing, whether rent or buy, is good for
the culture - many reason that need not be
listed, however, mortgage rates should be
reasonable and landlords should not get
unreasonable returns.

2. Health Care at reasonable cost is good because
you have healthy people who work, spend time with their wife/husband and children, pay their FAIR
share of taxes, etc. Reasonable cost means reasonable
costs NOT the morass we a) have and b) the bill getting ready to be passed

The problem is that people allow their accomplishmemnts
converted to money to be devalued by takers and then
are condemnefor Their [????}

1. Individual accomplish means
"pay"; today in the form of currency.
2. Excess is stored for later
use.
3. Congress, Fed Reserve, Wall
Street, Wars, Welfare, deficite,
etc. erode the value.
4. Desire is to raise family in
adequate shelter (buy or rent).
5. Everybody has devalued accomplishments (previous pay) and has increased the cost without any increase in value of money; instead has decreased value.
6. Now you blame the pursuer instead of the perpetrators!
7. The one who paid taxes, saved,
lived within his budget; was subjected to enormous stress because his accomplishments were
"decreased" in value by "takers" instead of
"doers".
8. WRONG!!!!