Cut Cap and Balance Pledge

Rep Benishek Signed the PedgeRepresentative Dan Benishek is on the right side of the issue this time, and he could use your encouragement. In fact, if you care about your own financial future (not to mention that of your children), I hope you will take the time to express your support to him.

Our country is LITERALLY on the brink of bankruptcy. If Congress does not take meaningful action to change course, we have only five to eight years left (from my analysis) before the USA has to resort to the “printing press”; creating worthless dollars, to pay its obligations. Once that begins, whatever “nest egg” you’ve accumulated to date, will become virtually worthless.

In a recent press release, Representative Benishek says, “There is plenty of blame to go around, but I believe we must chart a new course for the future of this country.”

By signing the Cut, Cap and Balance Pledge, he has taken the first meaningful step in backing this country away from the fall into bankruptcy.

In the short term, it WILL be necessary to raise the ceiling on the national debt. But, we sure don’t want to do that while the fox is still in charge of the chicken coop. The “cut” and “cap” portions of the pledge put genuine limits on how much the federal government can spend in the future. The “balance” part of the equation gives the 50 states the opportunity vote on an amendment to the Constitution . . . Should the Constitution REQUIRE the federal government to operate with a balanced budget (with certain exceptions for national emergencies)?

If enough states approve of the amendment, then they kick the fox out of the chicken coop.
If the states do not ratify the amendment, then they are allowing the fox to steal as many eggs as it wants, whenever it wants. It’s really pretty much that simple.

Make no mistake about it. This is not a Republican vs. Democrat issue. This is an American issue. Since the implementation of the debt ceiling, back in 1917, it has been raised almost 100 times. So, there is plenty of blame to go around. The problem today, however, is that the interest payments on the debt are so high, we have to borrow more just to pay the interest. Does that make sense to anyone?

Please call Representative Benishek’s office, and encourage him to stand firm. He needs your call SOON. The pressure in Washington DC is intense. We don’t want him to buckle.
Please call his office soon. Tell him you agree. Stand FIRM on the Cut, Cap and Balance Pledge.
Petoskey 231-348-0657 or Washington DC 202-225-4735