Civics 101

We have to be personally responsible for our household & protect our families - live within our means & payoff loans as soon as possible. I assume presidents & members of congress do the same for their households, then why hasn’t congress and the president balance the federal budget and pay down the national debt since Gingrich/Clinton? I hate paying taxes just as much as the next person, but a national debt of over $36 trillion is irresponsible and a threat to national security. Its not common sense that we can decrease revenue (taxes) and balance the budget. A household or nation shouldn’t spend more than it collects each year in income or revenue. In fact, with the national debt, we should be spending less than collected revenue & use excess revenue to pay down the principle of the $36 trillion national debt (like a family paying down credit card debt). I liked Steve Forbes’ recommendation when he was running for president - simple national flat tax. But without any tax exemptions - none for the poor, middle-class nor the wealthy. So simple the federal income taxes can be filed on a post card - no need for specialized tax attorneys/accountants.

Listen to this podcast if you want to more easily understand the nuts and bolts of how the United States runs close today and historically. I am not a civics junkie, and I have found this podcast invaluable and helping me understand topics that affect our lives. They are the best at what they do!

There were a few errors in the recent episode Who is Running the Country? 2 Tulsi Gabbard was identified as the Director of National Security and then it was intimated that she was in charge of the NSA. She is the Director of National Intelligence and has operational and policy authority over the nations intelligence agencies. General Timothy D. Haugh is the Director of the NSA. Also Pete Hegseth was a Major in the Army National Guard, not a national Major.

So informative I have learned so much because of this podcast!