National Debt

We need to stop spending money that we don't have. We have to attack waste in a real way and the government needs to be more transparent in its spending.

On February 5, 2008, President Bush proposed a $3.1 trillion budget for the 2009 fiscal year, the first ever spending plan over $3 trillion.  If such a budget went into effect, it would gut much-needed domestic spending.  In fact, the only area of government which would see its budget increase would be the Pentagon, up to $515 billion*.

 That kind of spending is egregious.  Instead, we must address our national debt.  In doing so we will be able to re-allocate funds to address the many pressing domestic issues facing our nation, such as healthcare for all Americans, energy innovation, environmental conservation, and Social Security.

 It's time we rethink our nation's priorities and shift some of our resources away from massive military spending to our urgent domestic needs.

(*Source The Los Angeles Times, “Bush Proposes $3.1-trillion Budget”, 2/5/2008.  http://articles.latimes.com/2008/feb/05/nation/na-budget5)