Sen. Jim Bunning: The Bailout Is Un-American

We are in the problem we are in because of spending money we do not have. I am for extending the benifits to people who need them, but we must find the real money to pay for them. If we continue to spend money we do not have the US in in for Chapter 11 or worse. How can any of us face our sons and daughter along with our grandkids with the debt we have saddled them with of $40,000.00 per person in this soon to be second or third world country the USA.

We should be giving Sen. Bunning all the support we can. Wake up America the free ride is over and should have never started. I blame both parties for their inability to face up to their responsibility to make hard decisions. Both parties are more worried about their election in two years and in the Senate their election in two or four years.

A very good start to changing the way we elect our public servants is to fund the election of the congress via federal funds. No personal wealth or resources from lobbist would be allowed for you own election NOME. No lobbist would be allowed to give money to any elected official ever NONE. I feel we would soon see elected officials start doing the right thing working for the good of the country. There would be no thought of how it would effect their fund raising, because they would not have to spend 300 day a year trying to get enough money to get relected from special interest groups. Its an idea, you can't beat somthing with nothing its a start.

If the goverment is looking for addtional revenue start taxing the internet. There must be a trillion dollars in revenue laying around in internet. the other day I bought a hat on the internet. No sales tax no federal tax no nothing how nice. Addtionally there is a hugh under ground cash economy. We called to have our sewing machine to be fixed at our house. The first person we called said he would be happy to fix it for $45.00 cash. If we wrote him a check it would be $65.00. This is a small example but this goes on in every field that provides services to the public. Amy time a small business man or woman can put through a service without leaving a paper trail many do. This area is systemic with leaving out the goverment and does a lot of harm because many people resent their neighbors for doing it and getting ahead of taxpaying families who are playing by the rules.

I guess it's we have met the enemy and it is us. It goes to the people who had their house appraised for more that it was worth with the help of the lending instution. In turn the bank bundled these unworthy loans with 80 or 90 good ones and sold them to people who did not do the due dilligents. Which were sold to bigger finanical companies who did not understand the new field of derivatives but saw the big bonuses to be paid out to them for reaching the goal of (xyz) which the company had set. All along the line people got what they wanted money. What are we leaving our kids and their kids? We can do better.

Larry Collings of IL 12:23PM March 02, 2010