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Vox Populi: 'Instead of donating a dollar to the presidential campaign when we do our taxes, why don't we donate a dollar to the deficit?'

Posted: March 31, 2012 - 12:18am

“Instead of donating a dollar to the presidential campaign when we do our taxes, why don’t we donate a dollar to the deficit? It might help.”

“When I was a kid we played with mercury. We even polished coins with it to make them shine. Nowadays if you get within 40 feet of it you’ll die.”

“Congratulations to the Savannah Christian football player for signing a scholarship! Shame on the coach for not attending the ceremony.”

“I saw the photo of the ribbon cutting for McDonald’s on Eisenhower. What does Mr. Lockamy have to do with it? Why was he there?”

“To our sheriff, thank you for neglecting to include staff in the new jail budget. Now we’ll have to make up for it.”

“Why does King Finishing dump any chemicals in the Ogeechee River? There shouldn’t be anything dumped in the river!”

“Thank you to the two men who stopped and helped me change my tire. You wouldn’t give me your names but I wanted to say that I appreciate the help.”

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Hoosier Reader
Hoosier Reader 04/01/12 - 06:33 am

Donating a dollar......

That's a great idea!! Donate it to the National Debt, there are plenty of rich idiots to finance the elections!!

Mad Max
Mad Max 04/01/12 - 11:24 pm

If we all donate a dollar

Congress overspends at a rate of about $160,000,000 per hour (yes, that's just the deficit, not their total spending). Given that there are about 300,000,000 people in the U.S., giving a dollar each wouldn't even pay for 2 hours worth of the deficit. Covering the deficit completely would cost each and every American an extra $4500 plus per year.

We can force Congress to rein in the irresponsible spending or just pass the entire debt and then some on to our kids and grandkids. Interesting that a large percentage of the so-called "greatest generation" is in favor of option #2. I would have hoped for better, but they're not the only group that seems content with letting future generations pick up the tab for today's excesses.

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