Debt Ceiling Scare Tactics on the Rise

Government got you scared about Social Security or Medicare? Afraid your checks will stop or your doctor bills won't get paid? Will your unemployment benefits unexpectedly cease? Is the Post Office closing? Will the FBI shut down? Is the security of our nation in jeopardy? Will the country fall into default? Will the world's economy collapse?

Democrats have whipped the population into a frenzy. Scare tactics ooze from the media. All the benefits we enjoy as Americans may be coming to an end. Why? Because we're deeply in debt. What do we do about it? Why, just raise the legal debt ceiling, of course!

Dead broke in debt

Congress faces an August 2 deadline for dealing with debt by raising the debt ceiling. In the hopes of raising fears, Democrats have introduced the prospects of dire national calamity while making the pain personal for people dependent on government.

You want your checks? You'll support raising the debt ceiling and further taxing on rich greedy SOBs like you and me. Or else.

Apt analogies

Solving the debt problem by raising the limits on debt is like giving a flat broke gambler more money to gamble away.

It's like giving an alcoholic another drink;

...like serving a hot fudge sundae to a diabetic;

...like smoking a cigarette to avoid lung cancer;

...like crossing the tracks in front of a speeding train;

...like putting salt in a wound;

...like flying a kite in a thunderstorm.

Because it doesn't help the problem and only makes it worse.

Stop

Solutions come in simple form. Gamblers must stop gambling. Alcoholics must stop drinking. Diabetics must stop consuming sweets. Quit smoking to avoid lung disease. A train must pass before one crosses the tracks. Keep salt out of wounds. Kite flying should wait for a sunny day. Federal spending should stop.

Just stop.

Besides, Michele Bachmann advises that it's just hype, fear mongering, and scare tactics to allow government spendthrifts to keep spending your money. Even Wall Street isn't bothered. But one thing is for sure. Wanton spending must stop. Legal limits on debt must not rise unless an equal amount of spending is cut. Otherwise, Greece is in our future.

Sources:

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/06/26/bachmann-scare-tactics-in-debt-ceiling-issue/ http://finance.yahoo.com/news/Why-Wall-Street-doesnt-seem-apf-374691165.html