Jed sez: > Taylor J. Smith wrote: > >> Paying interest on this debt as it continues to grow should be repugnant >> to all of us -- what a waste of our tax dollars. > > Why? A government should honor its obligations. > > In any case, large amounts of the debt are held by other countries, > especially China. We cannot legally renege on our obligations to them. They > would stop lending and then where would we be?!? > > The only honest, legal way to accomplish this is to raise taxes. That should > be done, in my opinion, starting with a huge increase on people who make > over $200,000 per year, and a $2 per gallon tax on gasoline. The price of > gasoline should never again fall to less than $4 per gallon. Consumers and > auto manufacturers should know that the era of the obsolete gas guzzling SUV > is permanently over. > > - Jed
Your comments in regards to taxes are, of course, heretical. Sounds like socialism to me! You are anti-American too! If you get your way how will we Americans continue plundering Earth's resources if we are not allowed keep all the gummy bears to ourselves. ;-) Regards Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com www.zazzle.com/orionworks
