Last week, House Republicans asked the American people a simple question: Where would you cut federal spending? Within a week, over 280,000 Americans voted online and by text message through YouCut, a one-of-a-kind program created by House Republicans for the American people to vote on specific spending items they’d like to see cut. After a week of voting, Americans have spoken loudly and clearly: Cut a recently created $2.5 billion annual welfare program that subverts the highly successful welfare reforms made in 1996.
Yesterday, House Republicans called a vote on whether or not Congress should debate and vote on this cut.  The motion was soundly rejected by Democrats in a 240-177 vote, with only 9 Democrats joining Republicans in our effort to bring this $2.5 billion cut up for debate.
It is shameful that this liberal Congress wouldn’t even allow a debate on the issue. Time after time this liberal majority has blocked even modest reductions in federal spending. With deficits soaring to alarming heights and the national debt approaching $13 trillion, we must get our fiscal house in order to keep from becoming Greece or Argentina. I remain committed to casting only the most fiscally responsible votes. With this in mind, I encourage you to join the debate by casting your vote in this week’s edition of YouCut
Its got to change at some stage.
Its like living on a credit card and the limit is out of control, all your income is going to paying off the credit card but the balance keeps climbing.
At some point the bubble will burst, spending will have to be cut and/or assets sold to pay off the debit. Its not going to be pretty, better avoid that happening at all cost.
I am 79 years old and receive two entitlement programs being Social Security and Medicare. I am willing to take cuts in both if all entitlement programs are put on the block. You and I know that the deficit cannot be controlled unless these programs are reduced substantially. I am also willing to accept up to a 10% income tax increase if that is needed to balance the budget and stop increasing the deficit. In my opinion, the forecasted growth of our deficit will be the ruin of the America I know and love.