Comments for Live Within Our Means http://www.livewithinourmeans.com Tell Congress we need to live within our means. Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:43:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Comment on Obama offers Stimulus Lite by Obama speeches http://www.livewithinourmeans.com/2011/09/14/obama-offers-stimulus-lite/#comment-186 Obama speeches Wed, 04 Jan 2012 02:43:34 +0000 http://www.livewithinourmeans.com/?p=213#comment-186 <strong>Rainy Day...</strong> It was a wet day here today, so I just took to messing about online and found... Rainy Day…

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]]> Comment on Public Strongly Opposes Debt Level Increase by Marla Paterson http://www.livewithinourmeans.com/2011/01/13/public-strongly-opposes-debt-level-increase/#comment-61 Marla Paterson Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:16:27 +0000 http://www.livewithinourmeans.com/?p=77#comment-61 I totally agree with Karen. Why do the American people have to carry the burden of the debt while congress not only gets off, but gets amazing fringe benefits. Where else can you work for four years and retire at full pay?? It's time to cut down the size of the government - and I'm not talking about our military. I totally agree with Karen. Why do the American people have to carry the burden of the debt while congress not only gets off, but gets amazing fringe benefits. Where else can you work for four years and retire at full pay?? It’s time to cut down the size of the government – and I’m not talking about our military.

]]> Comment on Public Strongly Opposes Debt Level Increase by Burt http://www.livewithinourmeans.com/2011/01/13/public-strongly-opposes-debt-level-increase/#comment-5 Burt Sat, 15 Jan 2011 02:22:28 +0000 http://www.livewithinourmeans.com/?p=77#comment-5 I agree with both Karen and Delores. However, they aren't going to go to jail and they aren't going to cut their own benefits. It also isn't likely that Congress will CUT all entitlement programs, but it's probably a good thing for them freeze the benefits in place, as they've done for the past two years. I say this as a military retiree who also benefits from Medicare and Social Security. The Congress MUST control spending but they can't back away from mandatory spending (i.e., entitlements). The problem could have been lessened years ago if they had permitted partial privatization of Social Security contributions (i.e., allowing workers to invest at least a portion of their SS payment into the private sector stock market). Is anyone keeping track of how much Obama has been spending on himself and his family, including the somewhat excessive personal vacation trips and the somewhat heavy personal staff support that Michelle seems to require? I agree with both Karen and Delores. However, they aren’t going to go to jail and they aren’t going to cut their own benefits. It also isn’t likely that Congress will CUT all entitlement programs, but it’s probably a good thing for them freeze the benefits in place, as they’ve done for the past two years. I say this as a military retiree who also benefits from Medicare and Social Security. The Congress MUST control spending but they can’t back away from mandatory spending (i.e., entitlements). The problem could have been lessened years ago if they had permitted partial privatization of Social Security contributions (i.e., allowing workers to invest at least a portion of their SS payment into the private sector stock market).

Is anyone keeping track of how much Obama has been spending on himself and his family, including the somewhat excessive personal vacation trips and the somewhat heavy personal staff support that Michelle seems to require?

]]> Comment on Public Strongly Opposes Debt Level Increase by Dolores http://www.livewithinourmeans.com/2011/01/13/public-strongly-opposes-debt-level-increase/#comment-4 Dolores Sat, 15 Jan 2011 00:54:45 +0000 http://www.livewithinourmeans.com/?p=77#comment-4 They should put the whole bunch in jail. The president, congress, and senate for keeping on spending. We have a president that probably never in his life had to balance a simple family budget let alone a budget for a nation. Every one in the house and senate including the presidents' family don't know how to economize and think all the money is theirs. They are all just living on the rest of the nation. They should put the whole bunch in jail. The president, congress, and senate for keeping on spending. We have a president that probably never in his life had to balance a simple family budget let alone a budget for a nation. Every one in the house and senate including the presidents’ family don’t know how to economize and think all the money is theirs. They are all just living on the rest of the nation.

]]> Comment on Public Strongly Opposes Debt Level Increase by Karen Harshman http://www.livewithinourmeans.com/2011/01/13/public-strongly-opposes-debt-level-increase/#comment-2 Karen Harshman Fri, 14 Jan 2011 18:34:43 +0000 http://www.livewithinourmeans.com/?p=77#comment-2 Congress needs to start cutting the budget by cutting it's own 'entitlement' program. Public servants should have to plan and save for their own retirement like the rest of us do. Likewise, they should have to pay for their health insurance as we do. ALL ENTITLEMENT programs need to be cut, but the best place to start is congress. This way will will truly attract people who want to 'serve' their country and countrymen ...... not just themselves. Congress needs to start cutting the budget by cutting it’s own ‘entitlement’ program. Public servants should have to plan and save for their own retirement like the rest of us do. Likewise, they should have to pay for their health insurance as we do. ALL ENTITLEMENT programs need to be cut, but the best place to start is congress. This way will will truly attract people who want to ‘serve’ their country and countrymen …… not just themselves.

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