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Angry citizens have questions
A few questions from angry, disappointed and confused citizens:
Why doesn’t the country have a budget?
Why would our government allow us to accumulate a $16 trillion debt growing at $4 billion daily and not exclusively focus and work to resolve this each day?
Why would anyone oppose the requirement of voter ID?
Why are national secrets being leaked to the press?
Why is the attorney general refusing to give the House Oversight Committee the information concerning the transfer of 2,000 military weapons to a Mexican drug cartel, resulting in both American and Mexican deaths?
Why is the government promoting the use of food stamps (1970 - 1 out of 50 families, 2012 - 1 of 7) rather than job growth, including apprenticeship programs that pay people to learn practical skills needed today and in the future? Apprenticeship is very successful in Germany.
Why have we allowed agencies like the General Services Administration to spend $1 million on Las Vegas parties and fail to sell and/or lease the 14,000 empty buildings that they manage and we own?
Answer: arrogance and abuse of power along with no knowledge, aptitude or experience in management of innovative competitive business.
David Hamer
Spokane