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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (746878)	10/15/2013 11:39:44 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571269

Do you support raising the debt ceiling without stipulations? You didn't ask me, but I'll answer because you ask a very good question. I would not support raising the debt ceiling without stipulations. However, I would be more reasonable in my stipulations. Getting ObamaCare repealed is not reasonable IMO for several reasons, most of which are political. Good to hear. I would support a scaling back of ObamaCare, including an extension of most of its timelines. The web site problems are embarrassing enough, but I believe the costs of ObamaCare (both visible and hidden) will explode uncontrollably in the next few years. Its a website for a complicated program that is attracting a lot of users. Its not surprising there are glitches. You, of all people, should understand. Hell..........the company for whom I work went from one software to another in December. And we are still having problems albeit much less than in the first 6 mos. Similar problems occurred when Romneycare was implemented and their websites are working fine now. Getting those costs under control is critical, and I believe even Democrats (other than those abject idiots Pelosi and Reid) would agree. Otherwise, we're going to keep having these battles every time we hit the debt ceiling. Obamacare does not have to carry the burden of correcting this country's fiscal problems. In fact, what has been done so far is doing a very good job of bringing the budget deficits to an end. You all need to relax about the deficit. While bad it is not as dire as your leaders make it out to be.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (746878)	10/15/2013 11:42:47 PM
From: THE WATSONYOUTH	Respond to of 1571269

The Republican House should offer no more...........they have gone too far already...... Either Obama accepts or he orders Lew to default on the debt. I doubt even Lew would allow it to happen without a direct order from Obama.....might even disobey direct order. If Obama wins and gets everything he wants, the executive branch now controls ALL the purse strings in this country.....the Constitution be dammed. If Obama wants to default.....BRING IT ON.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (746878)	10/15/2013 11:49:01 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 1571269

Getting ObamaCare repealed is not reasonable IMO for several reasons, most of which are political. I agree enough with that post to give it a rec, but I'd personally change this part to "Obamacare's repeal is not a reasonable objective right now (although it may be later) for several reasons, all of which are political. The main one is the fact that the Dems have the white house and the senate.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (746878)	10/16/2013 12:58:35 AM
From: i-node	3 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 Jorj X Mckie TimF Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1571269

>> Otherwise, we're going to keep having these battles every time we hit the debt ceiling. This is an important point. The battle is not a result of evil Republicans. It is a symptom of fiscal irresponsibility. And as long as the country is living in a fiscally irresponsible manner, there are going to be these disagreements and the battles that go with them. Obama is a very divisive figure; but if the country's budget were balanced and spending was in control, we would not be seeing what we're now seeing. It is obviously going to happen again and again, more frequently, as the debt continues to spin out of control. At some point even Democrats will stand up against the big spending. Probably too late, but still.