President Barack Obama smiles to people in the audience taking his picture during the arrival ceremony at the sixth Summit of the Americas in Cartagena, Colombia, Saturday April 14, 2012.
Carolyn Kaster, Associated Press
Even the president is afraid to run on his own record, so he uses distraction as the surrogate for his "obaminable" record. Standing with the Occupy Wall Street crowd, he assails the wealthy for not paying enough taxes, completely ignoring the fact that this country has a spending problem; too much government, too many useless agencies and programs, too many highly paid government employees.
There is no revenue problem. Pity this country if we are suckered into four more years of this insanity.
Frank C. Overfelt
Cottonwood Heights
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Frank,
Two unfunded wars.
Tax cuts.
The largest meltdown of the economy since the Great Depression.
Obama created none of those - they were waiting for him when he was inaugurated.
The country was suckered into 8 years of Bush insanity, including but not limited to two unfunded wars, unfunded Medicare Part D, unfunded subsidies to big oil and big pharma, and unjustified tax cuts (not just for the wealthy, but the wealthy More..
We absolutely have a spending problem. And I have yet to see a plan by anyone that can balance the budget by only cutting spending.
If you have, Frank, please point me to it. Cause it sure isn't Paul Ryans Plan, which raises the More..