We Are Keeping Score

Greetings Mr. Cantor,
It's not about keeping score, Democrats vs. Republicans.  It's not about who has compromised or given up or gotten more or less.  It's not about Congress or the Senate or the President.  It's not about you or Boehner or Reid or Pelosi or McConnell or Obama.  It's about the PEOPLE dammit!  And the DEBT, the SPENDING, the DEFICITS, the COUNTRY and the FUTURE!  And the CONSTITUTION!  It's time the federal government sacrifices.  Sacrifices it's sacred cow programs and profligate spending and reckless fiscal irresponsibility.  The people should not and will not sacrifice for mistakes not of our making, they are your mistakes.  You fix them.  Now.  Cut trillions this year and for every year as far as the eye can see and pay down and eliminate the monster debt that you all, Republican and Democrat alike created.  If you all don't and don't do it now and fast and fully, you are ALL out next election.  There is another American revolution brewing, mark my words.  Either get on board or get run over!

Federal vs. Personal Spending

I just ran some quick numbers and was shocked to find that if
I use the 2011 federal budget numbers,

$2.2T Tax revenue (income)
$1.6T Deficit spending
$3.8T Total spending

it turns out that the deficit spending is 73% of tax revenue (income).

If a family makes $25K, they would be spending $43.25K using the federal budget percentages.
$50K income would be $86.5K in spending.
$75K income would be $129.75K in spending.
$100K income would be $173K in spending.

Sign me up!

We must return to the Constitution to dictate and limit federal spending.
We must also come to grips with the entitlement monster.  Now reports show that one-third of all wages paid in the United States are actually welfare payments!  Yikes!