These laws that you speak of are lobbied by corporations to be changed for corporate benefit as well as no one can really contest corporations due to the liquidity and assets backing them. It would take a collective of an entire city to fight with a Walmart but yet a walmart still can plant a super center anywhere as they please. A city council can say no, but (then it brings in the question as to) why when the entire community has voted against it. Yet it is build and running anyway. ----simple answer (we the people are no longer represented the way we used to be)

I can bring proof of profits in almost every aspect to this board to show how corporations make a profit reguardless of manufacturing. Companies have a treasuries usually that handles stock bought back and investment profiles for the companies---(foreign and domestic)--still making profits off less risky investment practices. This doesnt have to be shown as a portion of the companies earned income due to it being unrealised earned income. other conglomerate companies feed eash other through the hard times to consolidate and move multi laterally enabling them to gain more market share and sqeeze ma and pop operations out of existence. This enables them to become ogilopolies and raise their prices to what ever they please. So please dont dismay my words as vemon towards corporate America. I am merely stating facts on how the system in built around and caters to corporations--(ie rich owners and NOT their workers anymore)

This cradle to grave - ideology that you speak of I do not agree with the welfare system at all. It was set-up by the government in an attempt to satisfy the needy but so many loop holes were left open for people to abuse the system. This is a sad case of bad legislation, policy, and poorly planned system all together. In case you are wondering my backround and knowlege of these things (MBA) should be good enough for an answer. As well as many of studies in systems through operations management. This system needs to be torn down and rebuilt with a time limit attached for those that are just trying to get over on the system. Others that really need the system should be evaluated on a case by case basis. The fact that there are people out there popping out kids just to have a free place to live and free food, and free everything is sickining. What about the quality of life for the child these are things not considered by the young one popping out the children and ergo become our problem and society has to deal with the kids that turn out bad. I give a pat on the back for the ones that make something of themselves in that environment. It would be hard to turn away from everything that is free to make a living for yourself. (laziness)

The youth of america today have an entirely different perspective than that of the older generations I agree but to what extent are they right on how the system is wrong and to what extent are they right for saying what they believe. After all they are excercising their rights as are we to speak at this very moment. I do believe there has to be a way to fix things but it would have to be a program by program basis. The wars fought and this is coming from a vet mind you......One is justified while the other is not. Afghanistan is a justifiable war we were attacked and forced into it. Iraq on the other hand was not an attack and not justifiable. Every country is capable of their own civil war (LIBBIA EXAMPLE). Though we may throw out there democracy is a better way (possibly but we have our own problems as well) That doesnt justify invading and tearing a government out of power so there leader can be executed. They could have done that on their own. It just takes a group of people to band together with the right motivation and cause to start a revolution. It still takes their new or old leaders time to find the right way and direction to take their country.

Our own country is plaged by: Homeless, hungery, tired, poor, emotionally distrubed, health crisis, national disaster (hurricanes, Floods, earthquakes, landslides, wild fires, and numerous more.) At what point is it fair for the american people to pay for other countries problems when we need to fix our own first and foremost. The system is broken and needsd to be fixed. When you have company owners that make billions and pay only 10% tax (if that), while the rest of us pick up the tab for everything. That is just wrong. Yet we also still send aid to other countries of the world.......fix our country first. Then fix some other country later when we can afford to.

I may not totally agree with the method in which people protest or why they are protesting. Its their right to do so. I agree there are lots of things that neeed to be looked at and fixed. Look at the tax system, Corporation power and authority in comparison to the communities that reside there, look at current political system, look at abroad taxation on corporations, Learn Economics for those that dont understand it,

Jobs leaving country helps the country where the jobs are going i.e. NAFTA free american trade agreement, and numerous other aspects. It used to be 20,000 pecos to an american dollar after NAFTA its now 10 pecos to an american dollar. What is the difference you ask? Well, when you open companies in other countries and you pay their workers they spend that money in their country making their economy stronger and ours weaker. That money leaves our economy and goes to theirs and usually stays there. All economies are based on that same system. bring money into your country GOOD send money out of it BAD!!! simple but yet we import more than we export every year for many many many of years now. this is an example of poor decision making in leadership (government, private, and publc sectors) After all they are in the same boat for economic purposes. We the people fuel this economy only for compaines to send jobs and money to other economies (NOT GOOD) there should be a way to have a say in these things for the American people. (oh wait there is Corrupt Politicians )

So Those that think people are just being lazy continue to have the wool pulled over your eyes. A small percentage of those protesters are welfare people yes, but majority are laid off employees. These are the angry people because their jobs were moved overseas and job creation has been a running joke for the last 3 years.......Seriously think about it. How mad would you be to lose your assests (house, cars, and retirement) due to a company and politicians screwing our economy further and helping someone elses economy. Probably pretty mad, but since it hasnt happened to you. you dont care. Put yourselves in their shoes for a change and think about the ones out there that lost their jobs and homes that are trying to speak out.

Look up last interview with Warren buffet and tax spreads that he brought to the table proving that the top twenty percent didnt pay what you are claiming. simple math 500 million people US and out of that 20% pay supposed 45% taxed According to law not including all the tax breaks. top 20% as you claim them are 100million people paying 45% which equates to little when you consider 400 million people paying 40%-10% majority of that is in the 30% range. so you do the math 400million paying 30%-40% tax campared to 100million paying a capped 45% on taxes I bet i know which payes more...........

Obama did inherit a mess but its also a team effort. Congress and house of rep are supposed to work with the president to represent the people for the people. This isnt good policy that they wage wars on eash other and accomplish nothing. Bush did tear up the economy with the help of congressional backing. I do understand full and well washington politics. Politics is politics as the pure definition tactical movement in the pursuit of gaining power. Trying to please everyone is impossible, but as a nation we are failing financially and as a government. The tax system needs to be revamped. Welfare needs to be fixed. Social security is almost gone. Medicare is slowly being stripped to nothing.

You have to ask the question "what is the ROOT cause of this"? Why is this happening? What are the contributing factors the are underling this problem and How do we fix it? Is there real representation that can fix this? What do we (as the American people have to sacrifice in order to acheive a solution? Is this going to make a dark age in the US history for a while while we are fixing it? This wealth of words is part of the problem.....It surely doesnt say nothing. Only if you dont read and understand the complexity of the situation as a whole. Then it says nothing. Try reading it as the problems that are plauging the US now and what all needs to be fixed. To do this and lower the National debt will take some serious political manuevers and sacrifices. The super budget commitee should have been given the power to over rule all. They should have had an independant group go in and cut all wasteful spending and say to them deal with it. As well as cut the pay of those congress members that made things this way to begin with.

This is a joint effort amongst all three branches legislative, executive and the other. This isnt a one sided deal. If one failed they all fail. simple as that. I can give very adimant examples of this. They are supposed to work together for us not themselves and profit from what they do. Warren Buffet has given numerous speeches and numerous pieces of proof to show rich and corporations do not pay their share on taxes (missing revenue that helps keep our national debt down). There are numerous problems that need to be addressed and figured out. Threatening government shutdowns only hurts employees, soldiers, and the people as a whole. Due to not working together to solve a problem.

I dont blame Obama but I don blame the Leadership as a whole for this mess. I just want to clear that up right now. i feel bad for Obama taking the brunt of all the failures before him. Although Obama really needs to evalute the economy as a whole and look where the lost revenue is and collect it. As well as bring the jobs back to the US. The reason we could work our way out of the great depression is because we were a manufacturing country. We produced our way back to the top. Now we have almost a non-exsistant manufacturing and we import more than we export. (import manufactured good from other countries, which can be produced here) Simple Econ and finance if you spend more than you have you are in debt. ECON if you import more than you export you are in serious trouble. There are major changes that need to be done in Private, Public, and Governmental sectors to fix this problem. This isnt just about unfair taxation this is the picture as a whole. NO JOBS = No pay for AMERICAN WORKERS means no spending money in those stores that fuel our economy = Down fall of US ECONOMY (Consumer based economy is more complex than that but that is a short and sweet version.

As it stands now we are sending jobs to overseas countries and paying their workers and in turn they spend the money in their country. This makes their economy better. At one time Mexico used to be 20,000 pecos to a 1 Dollar. Since the birth of NAFTA its now 10 pecos to 1 Dollar. What is the key change? Companies moved to mexico for cheaper labor and no benefit costs, but in doing so they fueled the mexican economy to be almost as strong as ours. Then things moved to India.
Then things moved to China, Indonesia, and Philipines. Guess what at some point our economy will not be able to fuel anyothers anymore. We will go belly up and Broke. As we lose our credit ratings cause we spend more than we make it will become increasingly difficult for the US to operate. It takes money to operate a government. If you dont have it what do you think happens? TAXES TAXES TAXES. Since the credit rating was down graded any world bank loans are scrutinized even more and not easily handed to the US government anymore.

Some where over the years the parties have lost perspective and fight each other so fiercely that they accomplish nothing. Another Four years wasted, if good policies and procedures are put into play as during the clinton ERA we should make a surplus again. Enabling us to dig out of this hole we call the national debt.

I believe this is just the begining. I believe we very well maybe heading towards the next American Revolutionary or Civil war..... Signs and indicators are pointing to this. Red flags are all over the place. Governmental worry and dispacting of law enforcement. Govermental issuance of orders and media outlets declaring no clear picture but declaring an uprising. (same as Egypt, Libbia, Iran, Iraq, USSR, and others) This is the very similar situation that arose in those countries before things took a turn for the worse.

The government doesnt care about the people any more they are all fat rich and happy. The money used to bail out the banks only helped the banks forclose on those who kept them in business. Car companies were the same. (do you see a chevy for a cheaper price as we the people gave them 50 Billion dollars to keep them in business.) SSI is almost gone because congress is greedy and cant balance a budget. Medical coverage has to be fought for in courts for insurance companies to cover the cost of the treatments or surgeries. (that is exactly what people pay them to do but now they have to fight for it SAD!) Medicare\Medicade are in downward spirals. Taxes are fully funded by the majority and not the minorities (rich).
The rich Lobby for changes in laws for their favor and get it no one can afford to fight them. Corporations now pass the buck to the workers. 20-30 years ago companies had to pay for insurance and pensions. Now that is no longer the case. The worker pays for their own insurance and 401k. SAD BUT TRUE. What has happened to the rights of Americans. We are allowed by the constitution of the USA the right to assemble (and without permits I'm sure the founding fathers didnt have that in mind when they wrote it), The right to bare Arms, Freedom of religon, freedom of speech, Right to militia, and Right to overthrow a corrupt government.

Did I miss something where have these right gone that i fought so had for. I was a soldier. What is happening here in the US is trash, The system is broken and needs to be fixed. Yet the only people who can fix it are pointing the finger at each other till their term is up. SAD. The best question is will they fix itm even though they will lose their corporate backers (special interests Groups). Probably not cause they are living high on the hog themselves. Where is the justice for the little guy anymore. Especcially when courts are bought by the highest bidder now (ie OJ simpson(murder) , Microsoft (sherman anti trust act) , and ETc..)

These people in public servant positions are supposed to be representing us americans and not themselves. Why did they need a raise whent they have tore up the system even more, not balanced the budgets, not reduced spending, and not fixed taxes problems. (as was promised when they were elected) These are the part of the job so why can we remove them if they arent doing their job. Legal system prevents it. If they contest an apeachment it would take till the end of their term to resolve it in the court system anyway. Gee wonder who put that into play (congress not naming any names or anything) We are in a new light as Americans our political system is now how much money can i get and how do i cover my own A*& policy, not how can i make the american peoples lives better and more prosperous. SAD Again.

Where is the justice. I have worked a job my entire life and pay all my debts that i owe. How about the government do the same without rippping people off. That sounds fair. How about we remove the officials who wont do their job and relace them with people who will. This country wasnt meant to be tyranical. Which now it is the exact same as the first revolution, taxation without representation, no right to assemble, no right to militia, no right to fredom of speech without consequence, no right to the pursuit of happiness, and these are just a few. How about we take and redo welfare system, medicare\medicaid and make congress pay for it. Since they spend money that isnt theirs any way. Why dont we vote to see if a pay decrease is necisarry in congress, house of rep, and senators. Lets see how far that will go. These are just some thoughts flying around in my head and millions of other people as well. I believe this whole ordeal is far from over. I think things are going to get a lot worse. I would like to see them get better not worse. I would like to see our rights restored, Congress\policitians in general dealt with, the system fixed so we all can get on with our own merry little lives.

We need to revamp the entire system so that people of authority have no way of being bought off with campaign contributions, aid for their specific causes, financially, or by any other means. They need to represent the state or people they were choose to represent by the people. they should eleminate rep. and dem. way of choosing presidential elects. (choosen by the rich) We only get to vote on who they want us to vote on. NOT the way the forefathers intended this country to be.