Edward Kennedy
Ted Kennedy died last night from brain cancer. He was a good man who lived a good life (for the most part). Even though Chappaquiddick took place way back in 1969, she is still dead. And he was still driving drunk and AWOL after abandoning her. You have rehabilitated yourself and made up for your mistakes. If there is something beyond this life, good luck on your next journey Teddy. The death of an old person is not a tragedy; it is just part of the plan.
The United States federal budget deficit is continuing to grow, caused by the American government spending more than we make. In these recessionary times it is necessary and completely required that deficit spending be employed. Without deficit spending the world would now be in a 1930’s type Great Depression II.
We soon will need to change gears back to spending less than we make so that we can pay off most of this government debt. The budget deficit would be rather easy to solve if the Republicans and the right wing Democrats in Washington were both competent and honest people. Here is a simple and realistic way to make it happen:
(1) America needs to permanently do away with the immense Bush tax reductions on the super wealthy. In America everyone must pay their fair share. We need to return to a country where the wealthy pay taxes which are a bigger share of their income than the people of modest means. These poor and middle class people are struggling just to get by.
(2) We must change health care in America to a single payer, universal access system like those already in place all over the world, including in Canada and England. Taxes will go up some, but health insurance premiums to profit making corporations will go down by almost twice as much. The net result will be the country saving a truly vast amount of money, while improving the health care of our people substantially.
(3) Congress should immediately reduce spending for defense, the military, and intelligence by 25%. America spends as much money on fighting and killing as all the rest of the world combined. America spends eight times as much as China, which is the number two big spender. A mere 25% reduction would not in any way affect the safety of the American people negatively. This reduction in wasteful spending can be used to measurably improve the lives of millions of Americans.
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