Ross perot-remember him, said that the USA should be run like a business. HE was a successful businessman, but the politics crowd taunted him and made him look like a fool. Dumbasses. Trump is also looking at it the same way. The politicians, no matter where they are, have no clue how WE the working man are living. We all had to cut back somewhere when the economy dropped. But them, They just kept throwing out money. Of course, everyone, well many, felt that if "If I don't have the money, the Govt. does" Like Rob said, you are entitled to what you earn. want more-work more. As far as mioney sent/spent overseas-tough shit. We have to take care of US first. many years ago, the US had two massive military bases in the Phillipines. WE were the first responeders for all their natural disasters. But they wanted us out. We should have said fine, take a D-10 with ripper through the airfields, then used the machine for target practice. When/if a natural disaster hit there and they cried for our help- "sorry, we were there and you wanted us out". Libya provides such a small % of oil output, nobody would know if it stopped. NUKE EM. make it a commonwealth of the US. I do believe that evryone forgot the original mission in Afghnaisstan-find Bin Laden. Now we are trying to make them like us. They don't want to be that way. Iraq had been under Sadam and his henchmen so long, there were many groups that were shutdown. Get rid of Sadam et al. and all theses groups started fighting each other and anyone else in the way. Daddy Bush told W not to do that. AND HERE WE ARE Have a nice day, Ed