I am confused. I watched the debate and thought that I was going to here something with sustenance. I only heard them saying the same thing over and over again. I listened intently and was looking for something to give me hope that either of them would actually do a good job as president. I was sadly dissappointed. All I heard was, 'He voted 1 million times against you and I voted 5 million times to help you. My budget plan will cut your taxes by 100% and we will increase the amount that we will return to you and blah blah blah blah blah.' I love it when they tell you all of these things in the running for the election, and as soon as they are president, they do nothing. It's the "No New Taxes" BS all over again. Neither of them are going to cut my taxes, or anyone else who might read this. They are both going to increase taxes. They are both going to increase our naitonal deficit. Neither of them even ever said that they were going to at least strive for a balanced budget. Why would you not even try to lie about getting a balanced budget. I know it is possible. Bill Clinton had a balanced budget, and before he was out he had a surplus. As soon as G.W.B. came in, it was gone.
I have to say that I am like the majority of America, the economy is my #1 concern. However, my concern is completely different than the concern of the two major candidates. I have a more Libertarian policy as far as the economy goes. Government stays out of the markets. The people run the market the way they see fit. If greed gets in the way, the businesses make risky bets and fail, and the government allows it. The government doesn't step in and help the company to their feet and dust their shoulders off. People lose their jobs, but the competition gains and makes more jobs. Do you realize how much of a loss it would be, to our economy, if Walmart were to go bankrupt? They are one of the largest employers in the United States. If all of a sudden they were talking about filing a chapter 11 and closing all of their stores, under the current administration and congress, the government would jump in and give them a couple of billion dollars to keep their doors open. They already get thousands of my dollars every year out of my paycheck. I don't think they should be allowed to get thousands more for bad management and risky investments. But that is what is happening with the banks. And both of the nominees in this popularity contest support giving them everything they might want. They both also supported the extra $150 billion so that way we could get the congress to "help us." If it was such a sure fire way to help the economy, and end this economic disaster, you would think that you wouldn't have to add on $150 billion dollars in "goodies." I just want to put into perspective how much $850 billion is, $850,000,000,000, that is $850,000 million, or 85 times larger than the largest number you can put into your standard 10 digit calculator. We are about to have a $10 TRILLION deficit. And with bills like this, you would wonder why.
I am so dissapointed with the American people in their idiotic selections for the office of THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Do they not realize that it should be someone who they believe can be the LEADER OF THE FREE WORLD? Do they not realize that this isn't just a popularity contest? Do they not realize that if they just vote for someone who says, "I believe in change," or, "I put country first," and they never say what they are going to do, that means they have no plans? Do they not realize that if we continue to vote the way we have that we are going to end up being like France, Spain, Germany, and England, a "FORMER World Power?" I just don't understand I guess.
What I do understand, is if someone really does eant chang, or someone who is putting country frst then they should vote for Bob Barr.
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