Public Pulse: How would you prefer cutting the deficit?
Get the latest intel on Washington's fiscal woes.
CloseAccording to Kaiser, 53% of adults say their preferred way of reducing the budget deficit is “mainly” through cutting spending on benefits and government program. 19% say they’d prefer to focus mainly on tax increases; 9% say they want a combination of spending cuts and tax increases. 11% say no action is needed now on the budget deficit.
According to Pew/Washington Post, only 31% of adults believe that, looking ahead five or so years, the country will have made “significant progress” on the budget deficit. 55% think it’s not likely we’ll have made “significant progress” while 14% weren’t sure.
According to Kaiser, 52% of adults would favor slowing the rate of growth of Medicare spending. Only 39% would oppose.
According to Resurgent Republic, when given two options for which concerns them more, 36% of registered voters are concerned that the federal government has too few regulations to hold business accountable. 55% said it would worry them more if the federal government had too many regulations.
The main focus of ANY administration should be jobs. American jobs for American workers. The biggest problem facing people today besides jobs is fuel costs. Creating refineries, improving the ones that already exist will create jobs…UNION jobs, that will put Americans back to work. In addition, we can become oil independent if we start drilling for domestically held oil reserves that we know are beneath our feet. While doing ALL that, start developing, REAL viable alternative energy resources so that we can get away from fossil fuels in the future, and not exhaust the supply that we have. Let OPEC drink the oil and eat the sand. We don’t need tham
The main focus of ANY administration should be jobs. American jobs for American workers. The biggest problem facing people today besides jobs is fuel costs. Creating refineries, improving the ones that already exist will create jobs…UNION jobs, that will put Americans back to work. In addition, we can become oil independent if we start drilling for domestically held oil reserves that we know are beneath our feet. While doing ALL that, start developing, REAL viable alternative energy resources so that we can get away from fossil fuels in the future, and not exhaust the supply that we have. Let OPEC drink the oil and eat the sand. We don’t need tham
The main focus of ANY administration should be jobs. American jobs for American workers. The biggest problem facing people today besides jobs is fuel costs. Creating refineries, improving the ones that already exist will create jobs…UNION jobs, that will put Americans back to work. In addition, we can become oil independent if we start drilling for domestically held oil reserves that we know are beneath our feet. While doing ALL that, start developing, REAL viable alternative energy resources so that we can get away from fossil fuels in the future, and not exhaust the supply that we have. Let OPEC drink the oil and eat the sand. We don’t need tham
It is my honest belief that Congress is by far the most Corrupt organization in existence and has swindled the American People out of Their livelihoods, their freedoms. rights and pursuit of happiness.
Debunked and defrauded the working class of Millions of trillions of hard earned income in the form of unfair taxation, illicit use of tax income revenue, and the wilful pilfering of Retirees invested contributions to Social Security. I think a nice 20 man gallows set up on the Capitol steps would make it easy to process them through and lynch every crooked one of them.
AMEN BROTHER!
It is my honest belief that Congress is by far the most Corrupt organization in existence and has swindled the American People out of Their livelihoods, their freedoms. rights and pursuit of happiness.
Debunked and defrauded the working class of Millions of trillions of hard earned income in the form of unfair taxation, illicit use of tax income revenue, and the wilful pilfering of Retirees invested contributions to Social Security. I think a nice 20 man gallows set up on the Capitol steps would make it easy to process them through and lynch every crooked one of them.
AMEN BROTHER!
It is my honest belief that Congress is by far the most Corrupt organization in existence and has swindled the American People out of Their livelihoods, their freedoms. rights and pursuit of happiness.
Debunked and defrauded the working class of Millions of trillions of hard earned income in the form of unfair taxation, illicit use of tax income revenue, and the wilful pilfering of Retirees invested contributions to Social Security. I think a nice 20 man gallows set up on the Capitol steps would make it easy to process them through and lynch every crooked one of them.
AMEN BROTHER!
As lone as Obama and the Democrats are running the country I believe our country will not change. If we don’t get the Republicans in control our United States of America will be DOOMED.
As lone as Obama and the Democrats are running the country I believe our country will not change. If we don’t get the Republicans in control our United States of America will be DOOMED.
As lone as Obama and the Democrats are running the country I believe our country will not change. If we don’t get the Republicans in control our United States of America will be DOOMED.
Each person we take off the govt dole. Ie unemployment,welfare, food stamps is money we save and then those people pay TAXES. 41 million families receive food stamps and we have 25 million unemployed. They need jobs and with jobs will come tax revenue
Each person we take off the govt dole. Ie unemployment,welfare, food stamps is money we save and then those people pay TAXES. 41 million families receive food stamps and we have 25 million unemployed. They need jobs and with jobs will come tax revenue
Each person we take off the govt dole. Ie unemployment,welfare, food stamps is money we save and then those people pay TAXES. 41 million families receive food stamps and we have 25 million unemployed. They need jobs and with jobs will come tax revenue
The size of our government has to be drastically reduced in size to name one.. Interesting that it doesn’t give that as one of the options in “cutting the deficit”. Guess it could be under spending and benefit cuts but that’s not how I read it.
The size of our government has to be drastically reduced in size to name one.. Interesting that it doesn’t give that as one of the options in “cutting the deficit”. Guess it could be under spending and benefit cuts but that’s not how I read it.
The size of our government has to be drastically reduced in size to name one.. Interesting that it doesn’t give that as one of the options in “cutting the deficit”. Guess it could be under spending and benefit cuts but that’s not how I read it.
We can start cutting spending by firing all of the president’s “czars” and the special committees he has set up to study multiple issues. Then we need a Constitutional amendment setting term limits for Senators and Representatives, requiring them to pay into their own pension/401K’s, prohibiting them from raising their own salaries, and getting rid of all the duplication in responsibilities of the multiple government agencies. In fact, we can get rid of the Departments of Education and Agriculture completely, as they have not helped America; in fact they have HARMED the nation by corruption and fraud.
We can start cutting spending by firing all of the president’s “czars” and the special committees he has set up to study multiple issues. Then we need a Constitutional amendment setting term limits for Senators and Representatives, requiring them to pay into their own pension/401K’s, prohibiting them from raising their own salaries, and getting rid of all the duplication in responsibilities of the multiple government agencies. In fact, we can get rid of the Departments of Education and Agriculture completely, as they have not helped America; in fact they have HARMED the nation by corruption and fraud.
We can start cutting spending by firing all of the president’s “czars” and the special committees he has set up to study multiple issues. Then we need a Constitutional amendment setting term limits for Senators and Representatives, requiring them to pay into their own pension/401K’s, prohibiting them from raising their own salaries, and getting rid of all the duplication in responsibilities of the multiple government agencies. In fact, we can get rid of the Departments of Education and Agriculture completely, as they have not helped America; in fact they have HARMED the nation by corruption and fraud.
Stop the buy now pay later mentality! Cut out the special interests groups unless they can save lives or house or feed people. Animal rights and entertainment need to come after care of our people. Don’t raise taxes. Small business’ can hardly pay their taxes now. Once you fall behind it just gets worse. Our leaders should cut their own pay, pay for their own insurances and they should have to pay for their housing and that money should go to our government fund. Stop sending money to countries that are probably using the money to make bombs with the intentions of hurting America. We should strive for peace and pray for peace thru out the world. If others have to cut their employees so should our government. Get rid of all those so called Zcars. Don’t bargain with Lobbyists. Dont take prayer out of our schools, don’t take God bless America off our currency out of our pledge to the flag or our books and government. All that seems old fashioned to some is moral and right. Without a consciense our country will be just another fallen country with no future worth being a part of it. The USA is the best country in the world so don’t change the good things about it. God bless America, don’t kill fetus’. They are babies. And don’t mess with Social Security funds or funds for the mentally ill or impaired. Drug test all who draw government funds and make illegal immagrants go home if they don’t have a real social securtiy number and don’t allow them to draw human recourse money. Keep Biblical principals in our country and protect Christians with laws too. God Bless America!
Stop the buy now pay later mentality! Cut out the special interests groups unless they can save lives or house or feed people. Animal rights and entertainment need to come after care of our people. Don’t raise taxes. Small business’ can hardly pay their taxes now. Once you fall behind it just gets worse. Our leaders should cut their own pay, pay for their own insurances and they should have to pay for their housing and that money should go to our government fund. Stop sending money to countries that are probably using the money to make bombs with the intentions of hurting America. We should strive for peace and pray for peace thru out the world. If others have to cut their employees so should our government. Get rid of all those so called Zcars. Don’t bargain with Lobbyists. Dont take prayer out of our schools, don’t take God bless America off our currency out of our pledge to the flag or our books and government. All that seems old fashioned to some is moral and right. Without a consciense our country will be just another fallen country with no future worth being a part of it. The USA is the best country in the world so don’t change the good things about it. God bless America, don’t kill fetus’. They are babies. And don’t mess with Social Security funds or funds for the mentally ill or impaired. Drug test all who draw government funds and make illegal immagrants go home if they don’t have a real social securtiy number and don’t allow them to draw human recourse money. Keep Biblical principals in our country and protect Christians with laws too. God Bless America!
Stop the buy now pay later mentality! Cut out the special interests groups unless they can save lives or house or feed people. Animal rights and entertainment need to come after care of our people. Don’t raise taxes. Small business’ can hardly pay their taxes now. Once you fall behind it just gets worse. Our leaders should cut their own pay, pay for their own insurances and they should have to pay for their housing and that money should go to our government fund. Stop sending money to countries that are probably using the money to make bombs with the intentions of hurting America. We should strive for peace and pray for peace thru out the world. If others have to cut their employees so should our government. Get rid of all those so called Zcars. Don’t bargain with Lobbyists. Dont take prayer out of our schools, don’t take God bless America off our currency out of our pledge to the flag or our books and government. All that seems old fashioned to some is moral and right. Without a consciense our country will be just another fallen country with no future worth being a part of it. The USA is the best country in the world so don’t change the good things about it. God bless America, don’t kill fetus’. They are babies. And don’t mess with Social Security funds or funds for the mentally ill or impaired. Drug test all who draw government funds and make illegal immagrants go home if they don’t have a real social securtiy number and don’t allow them to draw human recourse money. Keep Biblical principals in our country and protect Christians with laws too. God Bless America!
Cut out all social programs which would probably reduce the government payroll by half. Require all government employees to pay for their own retirement and health care just like the private sector does. Reduce regulation and get rid of the tax code completely! Make a flat tax of 10% on income only (not investments). That tax can never be raised unless the American taxpayers vote for the tax to be raised. No write-offs allowed. All Americans are required to work and pay taxes!!!!!!!! NO PERSON OR BUSINESS GETS A HAND-OUT FROM THE GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cut out all social programs which would probably reduce the government payroll by half. Require all government employees to pay for their own retirement and health care just like the private sector does. Reduce regulation and get rid of the tax code completely! Make a flat tax of 10% on income only (not investments). That tax can never be raised unless the American taxpayers vote for the tax to be raised. No write-offs allowed. All Americans are required to work and pay taxes!!!!!!!! NO PERSON OR BUSINESS GETS A HAND-OUT FROM THE GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Cut out all social programs which would probably reduce the government payroll by half. Require all government employees to pay for their own retirement and health care just like the private sector does. Reduce regulation and get rid of the tax code completely! Make a flat tax of 10% on income only (not investments). That tax can never be raised unless the American taxpayers vote for the tax to be raised. No write-offs allowed. All Americans are required to work and pay taxes!!!!!!!! NO PERSON OR BUSINESS GETS A HAND-OUT FROM THE GOVERNMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I hear the politicians screaming take from the rich, what is rich, and do we not remove the incentive from people to prosper this way? But the real question is what are all these so called politicians worth? Has anyone looked at that i am pretty sure they are all millionaires and so why would they scream to take their own money??? DO they actually pay Federal taxes once they become elected officials, do they pay after they are out of office? Congress and house need to be set up like jury duty, a 3 year term via the lottery if your a legal citizen with no felonies, $50k straight pay, No life time pay check to follow and no perks period.
I hear the politicians screaming take from the rich, what is rich, and do we not remove the incentive from people to prosper this way? But the real question is what are all these so called politicians worth? Has anyone looked at that i am pretty sure they are all millionaires and so why would they scream to take their own money??? DO they actually pay Federal taxes once they become elected officials, do they pay after they are out of office? Congress and house need to be set up like jury duty, a 3 year term via the lottery if your a legal citizen with no felonies, $50k straight pay, No life time pay check to follow and no perks period.
I hear the politicians screaming take from the rich, what is rich, and do we not remove the incentive from people to prosper this way? But the real question is what are all these so called politicians worth? Has anyone looked at that i am pretty sure they are all millionaires and so why would they scream to take their own money??? DO they actually pay Federal taxes once they become elected officials, do they pay after they are out of office? Congress and house need to be set up like jury duty, a 3 year term via the lottery if your a legal citizen with no felonies, $50k straight pay, No life time pay check to follow and no perks period.