My list wasn’t all inclusive Almandine, but as in past with close debacles of the same nature it was aired that the President, Cabinet, Congress and the Supremes would still get their checks so presumably they’ll suck up to the “Library of Congress” and no doubt other high level apparatchiks, ensuring they get paid along with their ‘Praetorian Guard’ ; I.E., the U.S. Military which gives them the mechanism to maintain their nation destroying quasi-tyrannical hegemony over our citizens.

Carl Nemo **==

The checks for those who allowed this heist to happen, errr, I’m sorry, bailout to happen along with the repeal of Glass Stegall are complicit in the fleecing.

The checks for those in the government SHOULD STOP!
There should not be one cent allotted to these “crimpols” as you call them Carl.

They changed the rules so their campaign contributors could profit.
Well, profited they have, as the rest of those they were intended to represent nosedive into poverty.

They should be cut off and fired regardless of whether it’s incompetence or intention!

“Obviously something needs to be done, but destroying the in place mechanisms for the nation’s daily survival is stupid…. You can’t eliminate debt by going further into debt. They need serious realtime spending cuts…”

Can’t have both, Carl.

But, NO checks will stop… SS or otherwise, and the interest on the debt is entirely manageable without the dreaded DEFAULT. Your short list of cuts is a great start.

As I’ve said before, it’s really something when folks who would have a balanced budget and not shove the country further into debt are labeled…
Extremist.

Makes me wonder what the others should be called.

You can’t eliminate debt by going further into debt. They need serious realtime spending cuts, not simply ‘future cuts’ across all sectors and not just social programs, but to include our defense establishment to where hundreds of billions are pilfered or poured down new ‘killtoy’ ratholes every year. Foreign ‘aid’ is another stickler that needs to be curtailed bigtime, especially military aid to nations like Pakistan, Iraq, Afghanistan et al. The Libyan debacle is another example of our ever-growing “tax debt” being p*ssed down ratholes in far off places.

Both parties are in this together with both being responsible for getting us where were at, but now in the final lap they are pointing fingers, each hoping to escape the blame for their ongoing malfeasance in office leading to national financial disaster.

The big question is: Will paychecks stop for Congress, the Supreme Court as well as the Executive branch too when the government shuts down? It’s only right if millions of SS recipients are cut off; I.E., people that were shorn of their wages for many years to pay into a ‘plan’ are cut off that these criminally disposed grifters we have in high office feel the bite too. We’ll see how many ‘patriots’ we have in high office if they no longer get paid to screw us over 24/7/365… / : |

Carl Nemo **==