It is unfortunate that as your fellow citizen i am speaking to you about how we need to cut instead of grow, slow down instead of steadfast, but unfortunately the realities of today have brought us to todays light. as leaders, and as elected officials, need to debate as vigorously as they can on behalf of those that voted for us and did not. we are a great nation, a nation of laws and obligations, and our track record for coming through on them is at high risk…. our nations debt is historically high, and unfortunately will soon grow historically higher with either plans… there are those that say we cannot increase taxes during a weak economy. point taken. as there are those that say we need to start taking control of yesterdays bills. there is one thing that needs to be certain, we will come to a agreement…we owe it to all of you, and in a global economy, to the world as well. a agreement that should satisfy as much of the nation as possible…while making responsible decisions…a plan that must include increasing our limit, with a increase to our payment to the bank….keeping in mind that breaking up this issue into sections avoids discussing core problems that need to be addressed today, not tomorrow… this is extremely difficult, there are variables that affect decision makings that shouldn’t, but to counter that the biggest variable should be us, the voter. this moment in time should be a check engine light for our future as a nation. but as we all know a engine does not reach this state without years of neglect…our work has just begun.
It is unfortunate that as your fellow citizen i am speaking to you about how we need to cut instead of grow, slow down instead of steadfast, but unfortunately the realities of today have brought us to todays light. as leaders, and as elected officials, need to debate as vigorously as they can on behalf of those that voted for us and did not. we are a great nation, a nation of laws and obligations, and our track record for coming through on them is at high risk…. our nations debt is historically high, and unfortunately will soon grow historically higher with either plans… there are those that say we cannot increase taxes during a weak economy. point taken. as there are those that say we need to start taking control of yesterdays bills. there is one thing that needs to be certain, we will come to a agreement…we owe it to all of you, and in a global economy, to the world as well. a agreement that should satisfy as much of the nation as possible…while making responsible decisions…a plan that must include increasing our limit, with a increase to our payment to the bank….keeping in mind that breaking up this issue into sections avoids discussing core problems that need to be addressed today, not tomorrow… this is extremely difficult, there are variables that affect decision makings that shouldn’t, but to counter that the biggest variable should be us, the voter. this moment in time should be a check engine light for our future as a nation. but as we all know a engine does not reach this state without years of neglect…our work has just begun.