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By Dave Funk

As the US gross debt quickly moves towards $13 trillion the question must be asked – how much more can we handle?  Most of you that are living from paycheck to paycheck are one crisis away from falling apart, whether that crisis is an unexpected broken water heater, a simple flat tire or something more unfortunate like a loved one’s funeral.  The US Government isn’t even managing their budget well enough to live paycheck to paycheck.  Our deficit is growing incredibly fast due to the stupid spending and the only difference is the government can just print more money and cheapen the dollar even more.  As more and more dollars are printed your paycheck to paycheck living is harder and harder to balance.

Much like many Americans, the US government is one big disaster away from economic failure. Doug Mitchell of OperationRedState.com wrote this regarding the earthquake experienced in Northern California a couple of days ago:

“So what if the big one strikes San Francisco or Los Angeles?  What bailouts are left to give?  What ‘State of emergency and Federal aid’ is waiting for us?  What if we get even a moderately destructive hurricane in the Gulf or the South continues to freeze due to the ‘Global warming instituted by George H.W. Bush’?  There ARE NO BAILOUTS LEFT.

Our nation and its 50 states are living like that family who is one ‘Big failure away from total economic devastation’ with massive amounts of debt to go along with the new SUV, the boat, and new lawn tractor.  So many people are one paycheck or one ‘Uh oh’ from complete collapse…and so is our nation.”

It’s true.  We cannot handle more of this.  The US Government is no longer “mismanaging” our currency; rather, they are abusing it with destructive monetary policy as they beat the value of our dollars into oblivion.  The disappointing thing is this – we could have stopped it and this stupid spending.

Had we stopped voting down party lines and actually assessed individuals and voted on policy rather than party our current circumstances would be different.  Had the American people targeted those with a history or conviction for fiscal responsibility we could have avoided some of our current mess.

The saddest thing of all is that the solution is almost too simple and those in Washington squirm at the thought of simple legislation for responsible spending.  We need to end corporate welfare.  We need to eliminate the corporate income tax.  We need to eliminate all these unfunded mandates and many of the funded mandates coming from Congress and the President.  The point where the Federal Government is taxing the people more than the State’s is the point where the State’s have lost a significant portion of their power.  That’s not to say the State’s should raise taxes, rather, the Federal Government needs to cut waste, increase efficiencies, cut taxes and dissolve all the unneeded bureaucracy which is most of it- stop the stupid spending!

Send me to Congress and I will work towards a smaller government with less intrusion and no oppression.  I understand I’ll be one of 435 which will give me little voting power as an individual.  That said, if we elect many like me who believe in smaller government and fiscal responsibility, as a collective, we could see real improvements in our financial system.

Without this type of action, we really are one crisis away from financial disaster.  There will be no one to call for bailouts.  There will be no one willing to finance our debt.  There won’t be any money at all.  Regardless of whether or not there is the collective power to make these changes when I get to Congress I won’t stop fighting and I won’t give up.