What S&P's U.S. Outlook Downgrade Means

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This is WHY the Pentagon should have ther own "budget surplus account""-sell,trade-loan with interest returns to other nations-STOP all"FREE foreign aid-loan our resources,supplys, get a return- put it into account-then only then the Pentagon should have the right to only "SPEND WHAT THEY EARNED".
Congress" wants to cut up Medicare- Why so they can- borrow more taxpayer money" waste it all on FREE foreign aid"" .
RAISE TAXES JUST 2% ON ALL PAYCHECKS OF $100,000.00/up-paychecks only.
DO NOT tax small business- need the jobs.
Leave Social Security alone- it NOT your money, afterall they buy food homes rent medicine,circle of life of economics. So it is NOT taxpayers whom are borrowing over spending, its congress- PenTogon-lacks " a budget surplus account.
Oh-and Mr. Saeed- you probably lost that 6.6 b in Iraq- or gave it to Taliban, Your Government owe's USA 125.9 billion for Military aid we gave you for your FREEDOM- -- USA should send a "bill" to Iraq -So make checks payable to USA.

Freedom is NOT free of OH 3:11PM June 14, 2011

Isn't it interesting how these ratings agencies fooled the entire world into buying collateral debt and all the rest of them instruments due to which we got the financial crisis in the first place? then the US has to go and buy them out and then the US lands into a financial hell hole and then the S&P has the cheek to say that all the problem lies in social programmes and then threaten the US rating?

anastasha of KS 3:28PM May 01, 2011

After complaining that Americans have been duped to really believe in THe PRESIDENCY, and after Americans have shown their lust for politics by implementing Mister Bin Laden, its totally gratifying to see the people work together to configure solutions with The regime of Ghadafi.
Another spectrum not too far away from the insights of being led by the Historical figurine we now have in office is the patriotic and stoic pride todays Americans are taking. Pregnancy that entails a generational propaganda that empowers the souls of all believers. Without Obama being who he is, and forever will be, Central Floridians have done their job supporting the equality and fundamentals that real leaders with ged and food stamp cards are supposed to do.

danton of LA 3:40PM April 25, 2011

WHY NOT create a 5% +/- Treasury instrument available only to US citizens and residents? It would encourage retirees to fund the government and provide them with income that would most likely be spent. It would also encourage the "rich" to fund the government. Foreign entities would not be part of this reducing the chances and effects of a US default since more of the debt would be owed to our own people.
Mortgage and other loan rates could remain indexed to other US debt instruments.

David of AZ 12:56PM April 22, 2011