Getting a Balanced Budget (BB) is like getting your hands on vapor-ware. Won’t happen. The Ds don’t want a BB because that means that they may get called out by their gimmee voters. Besides, have the Ds ever actually stuck to a budget? Is there any proof that promises made to the Rs by the Ds ever came true? No matter what happens to the budget or the economy, the Elite Rs get to keep their money and benefits while we get out pockets cleaned out.

Any attempt to contact our elected official is a waste of time since emails are filtered and faxes are round-filed and voice mail is full and if, by chance, you get a live person on the phone, they are polite but the conversation goes nowhere. Weepy and his crew don’t listen to us. They are on a mission to work-the-system for their own pocket stuffing. Ok, most politicians do that.

I know, we Conservatives are fighting against the other 3 legs of a 4-legged stool. Obumer and the Senate and the LSM. Not much one leg can do.

Newt wrote an excellent article last week that points out the the House CAN do something but they need a spine and ballz to step up. But, of course, the Elite Rs hate Newt and thus will ignore him.

Our one last chance is the 2014 elections.

What ever happened to that guy that shouted out “You Lie” during an Obumer speech? Was he ever right ! ! !

And by golly they mean it this time!

Which is why it is pointless to use debt limit as big leverage, it backfires … use it as small leverage – as they are doing here- and use the CR as the big leverage point.

Republicans dont care if the govt shuts down, but a default of the US would be a big no-no. This is why we need “Full Faith and Credit” Act passed pronto as part of this extension.

So dont screw around with that, but also DONT pass a budget that spends more than whats in the Ryan budget. Shutdown? that will happen if the Democrats (a) dont have a budget or (b) dont get fiscally responsible. After so many sallies and back and forth, I’ve concluded something very simple:

The ONLY real leverage point for Republicans to stop Democrats from spending is … TO STOP SPENDING. Stop passing big spending bills in the House. Stop passing massive deficits in the House. Stop passing bills that arent on a path to balanced budget and dont get spending under 20% of GDP in the next 4 years. Just STOP THE SPENDING.

The pay will be held in escrow, not “stopped”. This is how they will avoid the trap you mention. Read the full text of the Bill (businessinsider has a link, among other sites)

“thank you for mentioning “a pro-active budget/debt plan.” one thing
that’s clearly not working is the refusal of house leadership to propose
detailed entitlement reform proposals”

False. The House proposed the Ryan roadmap. The House has passed 2 budgets in years the Senate passed none. The House put forth cup,cap and balance. They have specifics galore on a number of proposals to cut, cap and control spending.

What they dont have is a Senate that will consider them. Their specifics that collect dust on Harry Reid’s doorstep are as meaningful as repealing Obamacare for the 33rd time in the House.

“Relying on Obama to advance conservative policies seems like a bad idea.”

SO THEN WHY ARE YOU INSISTING ON THE HOUSE GOP DOING JUST THAT?!? The only way something becomes law is when Obama signs it. When you say .. “House leadership needs to go to Obama” … you are doing just that – relying on Obama to advance conservative policies… a pipe dream.

Rep King is right: The House makes a conservative proposal and it just becomes a pinata for the Democrats, how does that help?

What helps more is if we understand that Republicans do NOT have the power to effect conservative change, but instead only the power to say NO.

That means no grand bargain but simply this: Cut the spending by not passing any big spending bills. Period.

I think your misunderstanding what ‘relying on Obama’ means. I mean, if our house leaders want entitlement reform they have to advocate for it, in detail, beyond simply saying, “we need entitlement reform.” Instead, they asked Obama to come up with ideas for cutting entitlements and act astonished when it doesn’t suffice.

You clearly don’t understand why our leaders are weak, and what they are afraid of – they’re afraid of getting attacked for cutting entitlements by Democrats. My point: if you can’t stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.

Are you waiting for the time when Democrats aren’t going to blast conservatives for “throwing grandma off the cliff?” Don’t hold your breath.

“That means no grand bargain by simply this: Cut the spending by not passing any big spending bills. Period.”

Uh, how does not passing any spending bills reform entitlements – the cause of spending increases now and in the future? Punting on entitlements, as you suggest, is abject surrender on the debt and deficit.

That’s right–because we sure didn’t have a Republican in the White House at that time.

And then when you were down to one leg you decided have a shin kicking contest with your own party.. Pure genius.

The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.

And don’t quote math to me, I was a math major in college.

The current pickle is simple. We stupidly folded on the fiscal cliff, and allowed obama to raise taxes on the wealthy while keeping his promise to not raise them for the middle class. Geniuses like Lindsay Graham and his followers here told us not to worry, as our real leverage is the debt ceiling. Oops…. then it turns out we are afraid to default…. and have no leverage….

Yet again the establishment republicans have managed to protect their buddies on wall street while throwing true conservatives under the bus. Until we get conservative leadership, we have no hope of winning. Can’t win when your leader is actually working for the other team, and actively trying to preserve the status quo of a bloated government fiddling to the tune of its Goldman Sachs donors.

Republicans control the House but are cowards under the fierce rudderless leadership of leaders like Speaker John Boehner who have been incumbents for much too long. Their plan is no plan. Here is the key to “Fix It All,” but the powers that be are too proud to read the 5-page 84-point plan that, right or wrong, offers a possible solution for nearly every major problem facing the nation. The plan is available from albertmaslar2@gmail.com or albertmaslar2@hotmail.com

BRIEF SUMMARY-5-page 84-Point Plan “TO FIX IT ALL”
To involve all in government, my 5-page 84-point plan INCLUDES a 3% NST National Sales Tax with NO-EXEMPTION for any purchase whether by individual, corporation, partnership, church, school, charity, political contributions, import, export, money transfer in and out of the country, and Government spending. Government tax paid to itself cannot be available for general budget but reserved for debt reduction only.

The 3% NST would be allocated as follows: 1% for Budget; 1% to reduce National Debt; 1% for Universal Medicare (UMC) for all US residents having a valid Social Security Number, NOT EIN, Employee Identification Number that is meant for business only but used by illegal immigrants to get picture ID to gain welfare and benefits.

Included in automatic UMC coverage would be residents having valid residence status, students, workers etc. A corollary is a graduated 20% maximum income tax (Tax Table available upon request) that would make all income equal with no exceptions. The net result is a single graduated tax table with limited exemptions and exceptions.

Stock market transactions would be subject to a 1% transaction tax. That might put the brakes on HFT High Frequency Trading that adds to problems connected with artificial volatility that gobbles up investor profits in the blink of an eye while causing havoc in the market.

Based on a study published in the HILL, the NST would result in sufficient revenue to handle the debt, deficit, and National HealthCare that would operate under existing Medicare rules and regulations, thereby containing bureaus, overhead, and regulations.

Using 2008 as an example: there were $755 Trillion of total transactions that year. If the exempted $312 Trillion in stock transactions is deducted, with no exemptions or exceptions for NST that leaves $4.43 Trillion in annual revenues for each phase: 1% each or $4.43 Trillion for Budget, $4.43 Trillion for Deficit; and $4.43 Trillion for Universal Medicare. This means there is a real chance for eliminating the national debt within the next 5-10 years, as $4.43 Trillion approximates current budgets.

The beauty of the NST is that everyone, legal or not, illegal income or not, welfare income or not, would pay 3% of their spending or benefit for support of the country including automatic Universal Medicare for ALL LEGAL residents of the USA. The NST could replace the need to rely entirely on income tax that under this plan would be reduced to a single tax-table for all entities, personal, business, and Not-For Profit entities with a maximum GRADUATED rate of 20% summarized as follows:

48. Effective tax rate on Taxable Income of $100,000 2.74%
Effective tax rate on Taxable Income of $1 Million 7.47%
Effective tax rate on Taxable Income of $1 Billion 19.88%

Revenue from the new income tax would make up any budget shortfall not paid by the 1% NST with any excess dedicated to further reduction of the National Debt.

Contact albertmaslar2@gmail.com for complete 5-page 84-point plan.

Albert Maslar CPA (Retired)
128 Huron Ave.
Absecon,
NJ 08201-2022
609-677-0069

Tsk tsk, back to the Goldwater days. Simple answers to complex problems. Never mind that they’re workable and correct.
Remember, Boehner has already been told that there’s no spending problem. And he seems delighted to believe it. Blood oath. Oh, sure.