Deficit Hawks Sound More Like Parrots

It may take some effort but they really should broaden their vision of life and of America. We know we need to control the deficit but they should keep it within perspective of other issues. And while they are at it how about some new clichés?


It is really disappointing to turn on C-Span and see our congressmen standing there, bathed in imagined virtue, repeating the same old empty lines. Very proud of the “new” wisdom being passed on to us. Some examples:

1. The people want the government to balance its’ budget like they do theirs.

2. The United States is “broke” and out of money

3. We must cut taxes on the wealthy so they will create more jobs for us

4. We don’t have a revenue problem, we have a spending problem.

5. A corporations’ only loyalty should be to its’ stockholders

Of course, there is never any legitimate supporting evidence. My personal experience tells me that none of it is true. It is merely part of the scare protocol the elite always seem to use to exert further control over us.

Let’s just take a short look.

1. After countless barbeques and happy hour beer sessions I have yet to meet someone who doesn’t see the difference between managing finances of a three hundred million population country and their home budget. They may be out there but sure don’t deserve the inclusive title of “the people.”

2. What would you expect when the financial sector goes unpunished after stealing trillions from the economy? At the same time you have two unfunded wars, have exported million of manufacturing jobs overseas and caused a major recession. Focus on fixing those problems that you and your “experts” caused! If they were fixed our future cash flows would be more than enough to cut deeply into the deficit.

3. This is so unproven by history that it shouldn’t even be mentioned.

4. Where is the evidence for this? Simple math and history shows that these are linked. We obviously have revenue and spending problems.

What would I like to see on C-Span? How about something like this:

As a member of Congress I would like to confess that I have erroneously worked for the special interests and my political party rather than that of my country and its citizens. During the remainder of my term I will devote myself to correcting this terrible mistake.

As a CEO of a United States corporation I admit that the protection, support and free enterprise environment of my country and its people has been a major factor in our success. We owe loyalty and responsibility to the United States, our stockholders, our employees, and the locations where we have facilities.

 What a day that would be! Wouldn’t we all feel better?