all he was talking to was unions and civil rights' leaders. He's already spoken to them for 4 years. Why would he need to speak to them again? And surely he was just telling these CEOs to start paying their workers' more money and that he was going to tax them and redistribute their wealth to all the takers and gift-seekers of America!!!

would have anything of value to say. I'd suggest Obama call a local CPA. Mathematically, there's nothing difficult about the budget. The easiest and simplest thing are the following:

1. Raise taxes on the wealthiest
2. Slash the defense budget: end all weapons procurement programs, fund only the soldiers, reduce bases in foreign countries.

That's it. Tell the Lockheed-Martins and TRW and Raytheons to bring products to the marketplace and no longer suck on the government teat for revenue. Build things that compete with Apple and Google and AT&T.

The problem is not mathematical. The problem is political. But now that Obama has the political capital, throw down the chips and bet big against these worthless turds. Frankly, it's good for them to be innovating and getting feedback from the marketplace.

Yes please, unless Apple has some code it can implement to erase the Debt - like in the movie Sneakers.

and make it into reality? if the GOP tolf FDR the deficit was "the" problem, would he have jumped and agreed?

PB

the rest of them could`t give a shit about this country.