Comments on: Brother, Can You Spare $9 Trillion?

Mark Knoller On The Nation's Historic, And Rising, Debt

[starleo146]

You know guys I really, really want your opinion on this campaign, the longer it goes the worst I feel do any of you feel that way? WE better listen and listen good, someone better start telling the truth not what we want to hear, Health free care, education free college, or lower tuition yes these are things they know we want but I''ve heard this the last 2 elections and guess what? This war is killing us and the whole da*mN* world knows it but the ones running. Tell me your thoughts maybe someone will change my mind.

[micma-2009]

For the conservatives/neocons:

What do you think the implications of owing countries like China and Saudi Arabia trillions of dollars?

[dogband]

Thank you W, Senior Bush, and Reagan, the top three worst presidents in our history.

And people follow these guys like lemmings over a cliff, dragging all of us with you.

[political4]

When Bush said he wanted to run the country like a business, I didn''t think he meant Enron!

[glossypan]

Want to see your tax dollars at work. Fly to Dubai and tour the new headquarters of Cheney/Halliburton. Or if you do not like paying US taxes, rent a PO Box in the Caribbean and tell the IRS that you are no longer a US resident. Oh, wait. No, can''t do that. Only corporations, not individuals can use that ruse.

[boldwin223]

"The Administration forecasts a deficit this year of $205 billion. The forecast from the Congressional Budget Office is lower still at $158 billion."

The U.S. Government is printing millions of $100.00 bills to reduce the debt.

"But Mr. Bush almost never mentions the national debt. On the day he took office, the debt stood at $5.727 trillion. That means it has increased by 57 percent on his watch. So far."

That is $30,019.00 for every person in the US. The US will NEVER, NEVER get out of debt. There is no greater threat to the US than this debt.

Word on the street is that Mr. Bush will declare bankruptcy for the corporate Federal Government in late 2008. Bush, being an "MBA" and a "Millionaire" knows this is the only way out.

[starleo146]

What does Bush care he is leaving, let someone else worry about it. Guess what 195 billion he wants after the Petreus report. He wants it immediately on an emergency basis. Great Mr. Pres. who the H*e*L*L is going to pay for it Americans are going broke and you certainly don''t care, send more money to Iraq for that government that does nothing but squander, probably paying Russia and Iran to give them arms to defeat us. You are a sick, sick man and your buddy Cheney is worse than you. I am sorry to have to say something like that but it is bad, and getting worse, and our Congress is so scared to do anything so they do nothing no one can fix this mess a mess you have got us in and there is no way out and any candidate running that says they can is lying to us and I am sick of lies honestly the next pres has to open up and tell it like it is and what the only thing we can do to fix part of this mess and bring our troops home and keep this money to fix the national debt from going even higher and our interest payments as well.What idiots do you have sitting around that conference table Barney, Elmo, And Big Bird.

[micma-2009]

If the so-called conservative economic policies of Bu$hco are sound, then why do we have to keep borrowing money from China and Saudi Arabia to make ends meet? Tax breaks for the wealthiest Americans were supposed to "trickle down". The only thing trickling down is the tab for the drunken party that Republicans have had while in power.

[cbs4me3]

Remember, the two Bushes have caused well over one-half of this outrageous national debt. If you add in Reagan, then you are at almost three-fourths. These wreckless spenders have mortgaged our futures and those of our children and grandchildren. Oh, for the days of our forefathers who had enough sense to act in moderation and still care for all of America''s citizens. We ask why, why; but sadly we know why.

[micma-2009]

Just how do you turn record surpluses into record deficits? This is the real legacy of the Bu$h presidency and the Republican majority. They came to Washington saying that our government just didn''t work. When they got into power, they proved it by charging up the national credit card and bankrupting the country.

[ramos937]

To Tom Tancredo and his ilk - The IRS has confirmed that illegal immigrants filed from 8M to 10M TPIN 1040s in 2005. The amount of FICA averages over $10B annually.These are folks that keep a low profile. This means that they apply for as few benefits as possible. Yes, in emergencies they do visit ER rooms. Given all of this, why in the world do you want to deport them and thereby eliminate their payments into the system?

[chicagopoet]

Thanks alot, George Bush!!!!