Amerigobble » politics http://www.amerigobble.com Just another WordPress weblog Sun, 02 Oct 2011 13:24:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 en hourly 1 Is raising taxes on the rich class warfare? http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/is-raising-taxes-on-the-rich-class-warfare http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/is-raising-taxes-on-the-rich-class-warfare#comments Sun, 02 Oct 2011 03:21:07 +0000 Greenback Maniac http://www.amerigobble.com/?p=1009 Well Sir, the taxes talk has reached a fever Gobble around the country and here at AmeriGobble. With all the debt, deficits and endless red-ink bleeding us all dry, we are finally being confronted with the task having to pay it all back as a country.

 So far there has been a lot of Gobbling going on in Washington, with no solutions. The current theory seems to be either tax the rich or cut spending, or both. Pretty simple, right? Not with 14+ Trillion dollars of debt.

 So now the battle in Washington has become the “Job Creators” vs. the non-job creators. Us vs. them. Them vs. us. The only problem with this is we currently have historically low tax rates and have for some time, but the “Job Creators” still have not created jobs.

 All I know is that every American owes some part of that debt and part of the future debt, and we ought to get something done about it soon. We all need to pay it off and get out of debt. Create a surplus, invest in the infrastructure without debt, create value for all citizens, and realistically be able to lower taxes for all and continue America’s leadership role in the world.

The us vs. them just is not going to get it done. The rich need to realize that many of those trillions are in their pockets so a little sacrifice would be nice. And for the people that pay nothing, well, everyone needs to contribute something. That’s what made America Great in the first place. We each need to create a value at an individual level and we will all be prosperous and happy Americans. Is it class warfare to ask for some sacrifice from all? No, it just make good sense.

 Gobble, Gobble, Gobble!

]]> http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/is-raising-taxes-on-the-rich-class-warfare/feed 0 Obama finally plays hard ball with the GOP! But… http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/obama-finally-plays-hard-ball-with-the-gop-but http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/obama-finally-plays-hard-ball-with-the-gop-but#comments Tue, 20 Sep 2011 03:25:39 +0000 Greenback Maniac http://www.amerigobble.com/?p=972 Obama finally plays hard ball with the GOP! But, can a deficit agreement ever be reached with the current cast of legislators in office?

President Obama has finally changed strategies. Demand something in return for something else, just like the GOP leadership does. Tax increases for millionaires in exchange for spending cuts. That’s the only way things seem to get done in Washington these days. The GOP has, with just a House majority, set the rules for this game of chicken and now Obama has upped the ante instead of giving in like he has done to recent GOP demands.

At AmeriGobble we have been wondering if the current cast of characters will ever resolve the budget / deficit / debt debate. Both camps are now so entrenched that compromise has never seemed so far apart. Or, is the budget and deficit talk all just campaign rhetoric at this point, with both sides realizing that no agreement will be reached until after the election?

Will sending a different group of rich partisan political hacks from either party to Washington even make a difference?

This fiasco is getting downright embarrassing and we deserve better!

]]> http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/obama-finally-plays-hard-ball-with-the-gop-but/feed 2 Texas Governor Rick Perry for President – Big Hat, No Cattle? http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/texas-governor-rick-perry-for-president-big-hat-no-cattle http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/texas-governor-rick-perry-for-president-big-hat-no-cattle#comments Wed, 14 Sep 2011 04:32:21 +0000 Greenback Maniac http://www.amerigobble.com/?p=957 Welcome to the campaign Rick!

The Presidential campaign season always seems to cause an outbreak of “foot in mouth” disease and with the Republican Party already going at it, Presidential hopeful, Texas Governor Rick Perry is getting a good taste of the Presidential Political vetting process. And it tastes a lot like foot.

From disparaging remarks about the Federal Reserve Chief to calling Social Security a ponzi scheme, Rick is learning the hard way. Foot does not taste good. No matter how much seasoning. And with all the debates and campaigning to come this should get interesting.

 Perry rode into this campaign on a sterling horse, with his big hat, ready to save us all. What’s that saying they have down in Texas? Oh yeah, that’s right… Big hat, no cattle. Must be why he’s eating his foot.

 Is Rick Perry really Presidential material?

]]> http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/texas-governor-rick-perry-for-president-big-hat-no-cattle/feed 6 Did anyone win the latest budget battle in Washington? http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/did-anyone-win-the-latest-budget-battle-in-washington http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/did-anyone-win-the-latest-budget-battle-in-washington#comments Sun, 10 Apr 2011 21:58:48 +0000 Sansizzle http://www.amerigobble.com/?p=917 Well hey, at least they avoided a shutdown and cut a few billion from the budget.  Frankly, over here at AmeriGobble the crew is getting a little tired of all the squabbling and grandstanding in Washington over the budget, deficit and debt.  If you are going to squabble make it count and solve the deficit, not just slow its’ growth as the debt piles high.  All political rhetoric with no concrete results! Shouldn’t we expect more? 

 

Did anyone win the latest budget battle in Washington?
]]> http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/did-anyone-win-the-latest-budget-battle-in-washington/feed 1 What about the Federal deficit? Is a balanced budget possible, not in the next 10 years, but NOW? Can you solve the budget crisis? http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/what-about-the-federal-deficit-is-a-balanced-budget-possible-not-in-the-next-10-years-but-now-can-you-solve-the-budget-crisis http://www.amerigobble.com/politics/what-about-the-federal-deficit-is-a-balanced-budget-possible-not-in-the-next-10-years-but-now-can-you-solve-the-budget-crisis#comments Mon, 21 Mar 2011 04:42:08 +0000 Sansizzle http://www.amerigobble.com/?p=894 Our View:

At AmeriGobble our heads spinning from all the dramatic developments taking place around the world. From the turmoil in the Middle East and North Africa to the monster earthquakes, tsunamis and ongoing nuclear disaster in Japan, one has got to wonder what in the heck is going on!

 At any rate, with all the other recent distractions one of the biggest immediate problems we face today has quietly slipped into the background. That’s right; it’s our huge debt and growing deficit. Lately the crew here at AmeriGobble has been gobbling about whether we could solve the deficit quickly, as in one budget cycle, and start paying our debt down to become a completely solvent nation within 10 years.

 The Question:

We think it can be done! What do you think and how would you do it?

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