"It looks like it's headed in that direction," Reid said on the Senate floor when discussing the possibility of a shutdown. "The numbers are basically there, but I am not as nearly as optimistic -- and that's an understatement -- as I was" after a meeting Wednesday night with President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, at the White House.
Did you know that in 1947, to keep the nation running, Washington only collected $2,522(in today's $)per capita in Federal revenue. Today it collects over $2.165 trillion in Federal revenue, that's about $10,200 per capita. This blog uses facts to help expose the endless torment of our two party political system. From incumbent trash that lingers on, to constantly bringing up the $110 trillion plus in unfunded liabilities from entitlement programs.
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