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Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Extending Unemployment Benefits, Again!

On February 23, 2009 - The White House: "The pay-go approach is based on a very simple concept. You don't spend what you don't have. So if we want to spend, we'll need to find somewhere else to cut," the president said at the White House Fiscal Responsibility Summit. "This is the rule that families across this country follow every single day, and there's no reason why their government shouldn't do the same."

The country is in a tizzy because Senator Jim Bunning, who is retiring after his term is over this year, took a stand for "Pay-go". Being the lone hold out vote to extend unemployment benefits another unfathomable amount of time has caused many to ask when is enough, enough? Some states now have unemployment benefits as long as 99 weeks. That's almost two years. Somebody has to pay for it.

Bunning is not being a hero, he is being your typical politician. Didn't have the courage to say no during the spending spree of George W. Bush because he wanted to get re-elected. Now that he is not running for office, he has found the courage. This is typical of Washington politicians and exemplifies what is wrong with this political system. This illustrates why term limits need to be instituted in Washington, although we all know that they never will.

We have heard all of the stories that it hurts the people who need help the most and I feel for them but it is not about the unemployed. It is about spending money we don't have. They could easily cut some entitlement program that wastes money left and right. Cut some money out of ACORN's budget. Cut foreign aide to countries that abuse human rights. Cut out a couple of pork projects, like the Jack Murtha Airport in Pennsylvania. There are probably a million places to cut but no one wants to do any serious work in Washington. They just want to spend.

Spend all you want, just make sure you cut the same amount out of the budget. If you don't have it, don't spend it.

Enough with the SPENDING is my stand, what's yours?

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