Shut Down ?

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I have no idea whether or not the government will shut down over the current budget debate.  I do, however, want to remind everyone of one fact--at the time that the 2011 budget was supposed to have been passed, the House, the Senate, and the Presidency were all controlled by the Democrats and they chose not to pass a budget (they were required by law to pass a budget by October).  If there is a shutdown now, it is because the Democrats did not pass a budget in October when they had the chance.  They didn't have the courage to take a stand then, and we are paying for it now.

CNS News is reporting today that CBO is saying it "can't conceive of anyway" that the economy can continue past 2037 given its current trajectory.  That sounds like it is time to cut spending. 

The article reports on the budget proposed by Representative Paul Ryan:

"Ryan's proposal, which cuts $5.8 trillion in government spending over the next decade, would provide Medicare beneficiaries with subsidies to purchase private insurance starting in 2022.  The proposal would also end taxpayer support of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and provide no funding for the implementation of the health care reform law passed by Congress last March."

The article quotes Representative Ryan:

""So, we have to go out and give the country a choice," he said. "We know the path the president's put the country on. It's a path that I fundamentally believe transforms this country into something it was never designed to be - into a cradle-to-grave social welfare state and economic stagnation."

""We are offering a country that is true to this country's founding principles that is prosperous, that is pro-growth, that lives within its means, that is an opportunity society with a sound, resilable safety net," said Ryan."

I don't know if the government will shut down or not.  What I do know is that we need to get serious about cutting spending and cutting duplicated programs and programs that do not reflect the goals and ideals of the American people.  If the Democrat party will not make serious proposals to cut government spending, the government will probably be shut down.

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