We can't afford 5-day/week schooling, law enforcement and health programs, but apparently we CAN afford... -535 members of Congress employ a staff of +30,000 and 2,000 of those staff members make $100k or more. When was the last time a member of Congress suggested cutting THEIR staff?
today on CNBC the founder of Home Depot said that we need to tax passive income more and earned income less. I agree. The big corporations and banks are holding on to cash earning interest at the same tax rate they would pay if they took risk and invested the money in new ventures = employees. TAX earnings LESS and income from letting money sit, MORE. Along with a Payroll tax holiday for as long as it takes and the 'recovery' will do just fine, with jobs. P.S. were the democrats in charge 100% in D.C. for a couple years? Corporations made out pertty well on thier watch... SS