When the music stops who will be left without a chair?

[Larryjk]

Jack, I understand what you are explaining, but we have a congress that could show how they have a great majority by passing more stupid bills. Skeet is right about what the eventual outcome to something this stupid would be.

[skeet]

Originally Posted by Jack

Skeet, one tip off about a bill that's being backed by most of one party or the other, is co sponsors. If a bill has a chance to actually get through Congress and become law, a lot of politicians are going to want to take credit for it. Thus, bills that are actually going to get some action, and maybe pass, will always have several co sponsors.
HR45 has none.
The real purpose of a bill like HR45 is as a fundraiser, by both the 'for's' and the 'anti's' .
Each side will be hammering their constituency for money.
"help pass such and such- send money" or "send money so we can fight this bill".

The way politics and money are all interrelated. I also understand how something so stupid can get passed without even looking at the bill. It can also be stuck into another bill to make it look better. As a very good case in point..this last 800 Billion dollar spending bill.. It isn't a bail out or anything else..it is just a payback is a B***ch pork bill to pay off everyone who supported the present administration. All the Congressmen and Senators are back home now telling people in their state what they are going to be getting...Without really knowing themselves. They(the ones who passed the bill) NEVER EVEN READ IT. But they seem to know what their state is gonna get?? Sheesh!! Makes 'em look good but they aren't telling ANYONE how much it is going to cost each taxpayer in this country If there were 200 Million taxpayers(there ain't) they would each have to cough up 4000 bucks just to pay the principal on that bill. And we're all going to get a tax break Sure we are. As far as passing the bill in question..Nobody will want to put their name on it..but they can still pass it or attach it to another good for us type of bill. Do you TRUST this bunch of thieves?? I surely don't. As I said...this stuff isn't creeping Socialism...it is galloping Marxism. And no matter what the bill may be..We the people are going to HAVE to pay the price...monetary or otherwise! I hope the idiots who voted for these thieves wake up and see things in the light of day I doubt they will though.

[fabsroman]

There are about 140 million taxpayers in the US, so the cost per taxpayer is going to be $5,700 for this bill and $5,000 for the bank bailout bill. God only knows when those amounts will be paid.

The country's $12 trillion debt represents $85,700 per taxpayer, not including the interest. Paying that back over 30 years with interest would be about $600 per taxpayer for those $30 years. They should seriously think about passing a bill for a straight $600 tax to everybody earning money to pay back the debt we have incurred so we don't pass it on to the next generation, and then they should balance the budget every year from there on out.