tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post4743325260274654094..comments2023-10-11T04:38:51.793-07:00Comments on Accept The Challenge: All Worked UpChief Instructorhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-73978982392249399752011-07-11T09:54:22.175-07:002011-07-11T09:54:22.175-07:00Anon, Constitutionally mandated federal government...Anon, Constitutionally mandated federal government? Be still my beating heart!<br /><br />I agree with what you're saying regarding current unconstitutional programs: Phase them out. I don't think a "cold turkey" is realistic. The key is that it needs to be legislated - our laws must be changed - it can't be a one-year budget deal (which is how I think Barry and Congress are going to try and do this).<br /><br />"We're going to cut a zillion dollars over 10 years" will be the sales job, but we all know that future Congress' are not bound by current year budget intentions. Only if the law is changed do we have a chance of real change occurring.<br /><br />And HELL YES, if you're receiving any form of welfare, you need to show up daily to do some sort of public works. Pick up trash, clean public bathrooms, paint public buildings, etc. No work, no pay. Simple concept.<br /><br />Dustin, you have perfectly summed up our government's perspective on how things ought to be run. No consideration of cutting your spending, only figuring out ways to perpetuate the current "lifestyle".<br /><br />Unreal.Chief Instructorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13604561415860237705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-31143925922867524512011-07-11T09:02:27.812-07:002011-07-11T09:02:27.812-07:00At a macro level: "I cannot live within my me...At a macro level: "I cannot live within my means and have maxxed all my credit cards to support my spending addiction - solution: I need to get more credit cards and demand my employer pays me more money."<br /><br />Problem solved...?Dustin Tarditihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05185882004859621578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8964596045360803212.post-77964380486339668212011-07-09T06:33:58.740-07:002011-07-09T06:33:58.740-07:00Right on! Seperate the SS administration from the...Right on! Seperate the SS administration from the budget and put a real accountant in charge and force it to live within it's revenues. Then the entire rest of the federal government (constitutional mandated functions) could be run on about $900 billion. That would be DOD, the congress, the courts, the presidents office, FBI, and a couple of required programs. Everything else should go away along with the employees. Do away with student loans and grants. How did we get into this business anyway. <br />Another suggestion: refomr welfare in two phases. 1)Overnight change the law so the maximum total payments any individual or family could get would be the equivalent of 40 hours a week at minimum wage, about $1280 a month. That would include health care, welfare, food stamps, babysitting, everything. Then after 3 months to get set up require that everyone still on welfare must then work 40 hours a week at minimum wage in place of welfare. It's time to end the gravy train.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com