Should the American public demand an audit of wht our elected officials are doing wth the tax money collected?

Question

Are we all tired of all the BUSHit?...yes it is two questions...the times were in dictate it...

Answer 1

I am for an audit of all the money spent in Iraq. We already know that Billions have disappeared! Actually, it is required in the Constitution, but just seems to be forgotten about!

We would probably have 1/2 of the Republican party in Washington going to jail!

Bush deserves to be Bashed. His 3 1/2 Trillion in additional debt can make PARTS of the economy look good. The economy is a mess and so is our budget.

The issue with states is they are REQUIRED to submit a balanced budget every year, unlike Bush! He can't even come close!

RI is not going Bankrupt!

Isn't it your Republican governor (who you failed to mention) required to submit a balanced budget?

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Widespread layoffs of state workers remain possible under a budget the House Finance Committee approved Friday that would close a $450 million deficit and restore some social welfare spending cut by the Republican governor.

The $7 billion spending plan, approved 13-3, attempts to fix the state's deep financial problems and now heads for a full vote in the House of Representatives next Friday.

Democratic leaders who drafted the budget say it would not increase Rhode Island's expected deficit in coming years and avoids broad tax increases. But it could set off a clash with Gov. Don Carcieri, who has vetoed two previous budget bills and threatened to trim almost 7 percent of the state's workforce.

"There were some very, very hard, painful decisions that had to be made," said Rep. Steven Costantino, the Democratic chairman of the House Finance Committee.

The committee's proposal relies on millions of dollars of personnel savings, but it doesn't spell out how those savings should be made. Costantino said those decisions should be reached during negotiations between Carcieri and the unions. Talks between both sides broke down this week.

"This is an irresponsible budget," Carcieri said in a written statement. "The House budget only puts off difficult decisions until next year, while shortchanging taxpayers and local schools."

A budget Carcieri submitted in January would have eliminated 382 workers through attrition, layoffs and privatization. This week, he promised to get rid of an additional 1,000 state employees.

The governor also called for saving money through furlough days, but later abandoned that plan in favor of a 1 percent across-the-board pay cut."

Sounds like you have a peach for a governor. His answer is to cut govt employees and give the money to for-profit, can't do the work (Like Walter Reed) private contracters! Keep him away from my state! I wonder what thar stench was when we have an easterly wind flow in NH! Now I know!

http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/ap/fn/4874850.html

Answer 2

I have been fortunate to have had good congressmen, but as to other elected officials, I have not been so fortunate. Three of the last five governors spent time in prison, and the current governor is under federal investigation. Sometimes, on the day after an election, I wake up, read the morning paper and shake my head in disbelief. The idea that I am living among people who make such poor choices breaks my heart. It is not a partisan thing. The primary elections for both major parties produce results that are frequently beyond comprehension. For many years, I worked very hard for candidates I felt would best serve the people, but when so many lost, I began to think my help was a curse. Now, I just write an occasional check to a campaign fund, and write a few letters to my congressman, who always replies, and to my senators who never do.

Answer 3

The American public have a very short memory and politicians count on that fact. War makes money, people!

In the last 20 years alone the American economy has nearly tripled and we now a GDP of nearly $14 trillion. How has that been possible? Let's see . . . . Somalia . . . Kuwait . . . Afghanistan . . . Iraq . . . .

The very devisiveness so clearly evident on Yahoo answers---conservatives attacking liberals and vice versa---comes right out of Washington think-tanks. Instead of banding together to take on the powerful and dark forces that plot in luxury suites against the common man and woman, we bicker and argue in desperate attempt to free ourselves from the feeling of powerlessness such plotting was designed to create.

That's why we're all on here . . . we feel powerless! Somebody else is making all the decisions and we don't mattter (except when they want our votes).

The Tri-Lateral commission rules this country and this world. And every notable American politician is or was a member of the Tri-Lateral Commission.

The terrorist took out the wrong target. Instead of the WTC they would have done better to strike at 666 Park Avenue in New York City (the home address of the Tri-Lateral Commission---and the "666" was a deliberate choice.)

Answer 4

Dude it's not Bush is Fault it's the system, take the state of RI, It's 300 Million in the red and about to go bankrupt, it's run by Liberals with 2 Dem state senators that just went to Jail, ad 8 more Dem Senators about to go down in Bribery scandal. Also the state of RI has the highest state gas tax at 33% and highest state sales Tax at 8%. It's Bush the econmoy and the stock market has never been better, it's the system both sides are at fault, so stop the bush bashing.

Cantu, I am from RI, and, the facts are this, due to the Liberal gumba program, the State of Rhode Islad employs over 16,000 state workers, that's over 8,000 more than the state of New Hampshire, and RI is ranked 43rd in state population, AND HAS THE SMALLEST land mass in the country, so cutting state jobs that are not needed to get the bugget fixed is probably a good thing. Now you can believe some of that crap from the projo is fine but examine the facts more closley liberal, because your people are destroying the state amd Carcieri is Handcuffed by a CROOKED DEMOCRATIC STATE SENATE.

Answer 5

There is an audit system--the Genral Accounting Office.

But the problem is too many Americans are busy thinking aout what they want to "demand" someone ELSE do to take the trouble of doing anything as simple as go find out some information that's been published for that very purpose.

Answer 6

If you want to get technical, our officials people elect are elected to run the show. If people dont like how its being handled elect people that actually care and are responsible for their actions. Billions of tax payers dollars are surely wasted, you dont like it? elect someone honorable.. oh well probably nonexistent.

Realistic wise, yes audit them. Just like in the police force, internal affairs. Need someone supervising hard earned tax payers money. Not only am i tired of bush and his futile war, i am tired of all the corrupt politicians. I am tired of all the people that take what choices that are handed them, the best of the worst.

We need a leader worth leading us, a leader that takes care of our best interests. A leader who does the job, does it right. A leader who is innovative, prepared and who is a man of honor. I see all these things before my weary eyes, fools and their money. Fools and their ignorance, so many that claim to know wise. To all those people that have had wealthy parents who give them opportunity, to all those people that have access to plentiful resources.. Had i your resources, you would be ashamed! I would out do you in every way.

Answer 7

There was the problem, the repugs held all the checks and balances in their hands and screwed us.

Now the Dems are in control of one and they are screwing us as well by not really playing hard ball and getting to the bottom of pork barrel politics, lying to go to war and the government growing by leaps and bounds.

Yes, we should have an accounting of all the money spent, especially on pork barrel projects and give a accounting of what goes on in each senators state and congressman's districts. Splash it all over the NY Times front page without any regard to politics or party affiliation.

Answer 8

Yes to all. Audit all the politicians and quit picking on the low wage earner that can't make there bills because some pig in D.C. wants to fatten their pocketbook.

Answer 9

Lying is what Politicians do the best.
Do you actually expect them to ever tell the truth about anything especially when it has to do with MONEY?

Answer 10

You almost made sense with the first one. Things went downhill from there.

You should ask your congressmen exactly these questions...just as you did here.