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• Uncertainty over budget cuts weighs on growth

  Fri Aug 12, 2011
  • They can start by completely getting rid of Social Security except for those that are soon to be receiving SS checks and those already receiving SS.  At 40 years old, I can take what I have already given to SS, invest it and retire with more money than what the government …

• Poll: Most say US is on the wrong track

  Wed Aug 10, 2011
  •  It's funny how there is more of a kick in the debate to tax the rich from the left.  It seems those that fall under "entitlement" programs don't want to pitch in their fair share.  So what better way to get more by milking the rich.  The problem with this concept is that once …

• GOP to block all bills until tax cuts are addressed

  Wed Dec 1, 2010
  • Those of you griping about the Republican party stopping legislation to fund their rich friends are of course, misinformed yet again. The tax cuts are for EVERYONE!!!! If they don't address them before the end of the year, the tax breaks many of us middle class enjoy will cease.

• Democrats talk outsourcing to try and save their own jobs

  Fri Oct 29, 2010
  • I'll give you a one word answer to why it's lucrative to ship manufacturing jobs overseas...unions.  Unions, that once had a place in the workforce, are obsolete.  Yet, they continue to be a drain on the US economy.  Unions breed complacency and laziness as most union workers realize …

• Do you think changing high fructose corn syrup's name will reduce people's health concerns about the product?

  Tue Sep 14, 2010
  • Sugar is sugar whether it comes from cane or corn. This just leads to the old adage, eat everything, but in moderation.

• Jobless benefits extension clears Senate hurdle

  Tue Jul 20, 2010
  • ...and remember it was a congress controlled by democrats.

• Jobless benefits extension clears Senate hurdle

  Tue Jul 20, 2010
  • Chris, Chris, Chris...shame you can't see the forest for the trees. Dems have done nothing but spend liberally (get it, liberally?) since Obama took office. Actually, they have spent liberally since gaining control of Congress in 2006.

• Jobless benefits extension clears Senate hurdle

  Tue Jul 20, 2010
  • What I find ironic is how those on here claiming to be "unemployed" find so much time to chat on this board? I guess the government does pay good, huh?

• What do you think of Rep. Joe Barton's 'shakedown' comment?

  Thu Jun 17, 2010
  • Swift Eagle, the democratic party has long been the "me" party, as in what can the government do for me. That's why we have runaway welfare & medicaid.

• What do you think of Rep. Joe Barton's 'shakedown' comment?

  Thu Jun 17, 2010
  • Nobody, not even us lowly Republicans, think that BP shouldn't pay. They should and will pay back every penny.