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  • I don't know the details about how the Federal gov't works its payment streams, but I would guess that this four-minute rant has not outsmarted all of the folks who know the details point. The Feds get most of their money between January 1 and April 15. And then they spend and borrow their way through the year. By August, they probably do need to borrow money to pay the debts. You also left out a myriad of other expenses. Your argument is sophistry, and I hope no one takes it seriously.

  • I asked the president where my money was and he Bush Jr. had it

  • ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country

  • You have no idea how wrong you are sir. I teach Macro-Econ and I think you should take the class to understand how far off you are on your argument.

  • @panther201787 I would think that if you are in fact a teacher, you would be able to offer a meaningful rebuttal in a succinct enough manner as to be effective in a forum such as this. I'm afraid that simply claiming to be someone of "authority" on the matter, and then informing me as to "how far off" I am, just doesn't carry a lot of weight around here. Thanks for watching, though!

  • @iCaucusTV Dude, stop using the thesaurus and take the class.

  • @spawnfeb2690 Lol, spoken like a ward of The State. Stop using a thesaurus? For a teacher, you must be working with remedial students if you believe my previous response requires a thesaurus.

    Besides, aren't they extinct?

  • What a lame video. Not much is expected from a video that starts with Bill 'O...

  • Wait if we are in control of the debt ceiling. Why are we in debt?

  • 5 people drink KoolAid

  • Social Security is ALWAYS threatened during an election year. For extra kick they threw in the military pay.

    This was all a scam! The debt ceiling was a lie! The conveniently pulled a workable plan out their asses on the very last day! And the cuts they're promising?

    Turns out all that means instead of raising budgets by say 5 billion, they'll only raise them 3 billion.

  • Obama is the biggest crook, or the biggest incompetant, this country has ver elected. Probably both.

  • This video is totally disrespectful, and untruthful. And, if you're concerned about your SS and Medicare, etc, take a good hard look at what the crazy republicans want to do to this country. They are trying to keep the economy bad with cuts, so they can be elected. That is their only goal. Open your minds to just consider some other news sources, than those made by the extremely wealthy.

    reuters.com/article/2011/07/25­/usa-debt-obligations-idUSN1E7­6O19K20110725

  • @bballyk The extremely wealthy??? LMMFAO!!! I sure hope you don't mean me, because I'm about two steps away from living in a cardboard box behind the supermarket.

  • @iCaucusTV consider some other news sources, other than those made by the extremely wealthy. The republicans created this situation. Remember Bush talking about it just as he was leaving? HE spent all the money (that he didn't have because he let the richest 1% pay hardly any taxes) on those stupid wars. Seriously, just consider watching MSNBC with an open mind.

  • @bballyk Watch MSNBC? You can't be serious... Right or wrong, they just fired Pat Buchanan, the one remaining semblance of a conservative voice on the entire network. What you're suggesting is that I switch to a steady diet of liberal group think, and put aside and critical thinking or cognitive reasoning so I'll end up thinking JUST LIKE YOU and the five other people watching MSNBC.

    No thank you.

  • @bballyk Not to mention that the military budget alone is about $5 billion higher than the phony numbers cited which include many other programs. I'm sure the rest is credible though. Oh wait, everybody who believes that is dumber for listening to this video.

  • @rangers1919 Phony numbers?

    They were provided by the White House, so I guess that's entirely possible...

  • Our leaders are not leading. They need to put their feet in the shoes of working Americans…. Instead, all they think about is re-election and implementing United Nations Agenda 21 and ICELI. If you don't know what UN Agenda 21 and ICELI are, then LEARN before you vote! It's why Obama did nothing to help US people--Obama wants WORLD redistribution of wealth.

  • @bballyk Do u want to pay more taxes?? If so, then keep voting for dumb liberals.

  • @toleslie No, I want people like Romney and Gingrich to pay more taxes, and I want people needing work to get paid with this money to fix our infrastructure (and not building a very controversial pipeline, either)

  • 03:01 LoL! If they are not going to "raise the debt ceiling" - whatever that means - I want my money back!

  • Why all the plans - do this: 10% cut in all departments in FY12, then 10% each year in all departments till we are at a balanced budget. Allow no deficit spending. Any additional revenues above the budget go immediately to retire the debt. Real cuts now - not in ten years. No more baseline budgets. Real Cuts.

  • @SpencerMoseley

    That's what needs to happen in 2012. It won't happen now. It can't.

    The Tea Party has to pass a bill and then declare a victory. They have changed the debate when it comes to govt. spending from how much can they spend to how much should be cut.

    That's what the next election has to be about.

  • What is the punishment for being a traitor during a war? At the very LEAST impeachment!

  • OBONGO is the BIGGEST THIEF LIAR SCUMBAG ILLEGAL ALIEN

  • @muddvwood: And there lies the problem. NEVER ask the theif how much he stole and NEVER ask a whore how many men she slept with.....not if you want accuracy. Are you unaware of Medicaid? Welfare? State money? Highways? PORK? Senator and Rep payoffs for votes? Foreign aid? The countless other ways the government spends our money? This graph was made for the blind sheeple without a clue who think they get their news from watching television.

    Tried? Yes I did.

    Educated? Yes you were.

  • @utility59

    Educated by YOU? not even close.

    Anyone with half a brain knows the govt is spending way more of our money than it takes in and is putting it onto the backs of our children and grandchildren.

    And the point of this video Einstein, is that President Barry is going around lying about us defaulting on our debt and that Social Security checks won't be mailed out, and medicare, medicaid wont have money when IN FACT the govt takes in 181 Billion dollars a month (on avg)

  • @utility59

    The 181 Billion a month is more than enough to cover all the "important" things in the graph. So if we dont raise the debt ceiling and borrow more money than all the other crap you mention doesn't get funded. See how that works Einstein? And the other point is, if Barry says he's not going to pay all the above things, then what IS he going to spend it on? Union workers? Acorn? Federal employees?

    You just deemed the graph wrong because you obviously missed then entire point.

  • @utility59 That graph was meant to demonstrate just what was stated in the video... That after obligations like Social Security, Medicare, Military, Air Traffic Control, and existing debt management are met, there is still another 17 billion left over, meaning the aforementioned services are being threatened at the President's own discretion. The question remains, if he's not going to meet those debt obligations outlined in the graph, WHAT IS HE GOING TO DO WITH THE MONEY?

  • @iCaucusTV You could spend five seconds google searching to realize that there is a non-statutory military discretionary budget (about $10b a month in 2009 iirc) in addition to department of justice, contracts to Israel, department of transportation, department of justice (The states losing all federal funding would be a catastrophe), department of energy (guys that maintain our nukes), education, etc, just go type "budget breakdown" in google and spend 20 minutes reading

    

  • @override367 The point of this video is not to account for every last dime the government spends. It is to demonstrate the point that scaring old people by unnecessarily threatening things like social security will be exposed for the fear mongering it is.

  • @utility59

    The Gov't DOES spend our money in COUNTLESS other ways and that is the point. They must pay our most critical obligations FIRST. Then if there is money left over pay something else. Far better than a default and Bamsters fear mongering.

  • Let's see... for a start... if we stop paying for all of the vacations that the Obamas take every month... cut back on the number of people on MO staff [does she think she is Queen Michelle or what!!!] ... fire all of the WH czars... that would be a step in the right direction to balancing the nation's budget.

  • This graph is not accurate by a long shot. What about entitlement spending? Medicaid, Welfare???......payments to each State for PORK projects, highways, .....this graph is inaccurate to say the least.

  • @utility59

    Those numbers were taken directly from the White Office of Budget Management website.

    try again.

  • I came Here By Seeing A Family Guy Thumbnail ! :(

  • (Continued from comment below) It's about time that this is addressed and stop draining the working class for past mistakes made by Congress and/or POTUS

  • But thEvery time we turn around their is a new position created which we will all have to pay for now and for the rest of the life of the bureacrat. That should STOP now!!!!! But that won't happen because votes would be lost. Mostly for Dems. Also, those that retire from governemnt jobs receive more, much more, than they put into the system over their entire working careers in relation to the taxes they paid or the deduction for retirement benefits.

    .

  • The money we paid in taxes for SS and Medicare was taken out of our checks involuntarily. We worked for every penny that the government took out. If the governemnt doesn't want to continue paying us, give us back all that we paid into the system and we'll go away. Those that haven't paid into the system get "0".

  • I don't hear him saying he's taking a cut or anyone else in DC. WTH????? He always starts with the most critical which will get the biggest response. Where is his paycheck coming from???? The same place the SS and military pay is FROM US!!!!!!

  • IMPEACH OBAMA!!!!!!!!!!!

  • Non-essentials like butter. But not bombs.

  • How much does it cost to pay Congress?

  • @PALINSMITH I honestly don't know, but they just shut NASA down today, and their federal budget was about 17 billion... Wonder where that's going?

  • @iCaucusTV Probably an OBAMA Golf Course in Kenya with a private airport for Airforce One.

    

  • @PALINSMITH

    Between the president, congress, retired president, and all of that is less than 95 million per year I believe

  • @PALINSMITH so we have enough for all the country's entitlements but the pay of congress wasn't included... guess that's part of why they need more money from us, for their own entitlements.

  • @PALINSMITH TOO MUCH; they all need a pay cut if not the loss of the jobs. 

  • This is good information but it was a huge mistake to put the bloody violent video part at the end. Not smart.

  • @pearlsupro

    That was so violent. I think I'm scarred for life.

  • “It is clear that there is enough cash coming in to let you pay interest on the debt. That is a true fact. It's also clear that there's nowhere near enough money to pay all of your legally mandated obligations, so one might say you’re defaulting on your non-debt obligations."

    Jay Powell, Bipartisan Policy Center

  • @TheSuileman

    Well Sparky, I guess it's time to start cutting, now isn't it?

    Let's start with all non-essential federal spending.

  • Lol, be advised all: Before anyone gets their bloomers in an uproar over Stewie beating the snot out of Brian at the end of the video, GET A HOLD OF YOURSELF. NOBODY is advocating violence here, and while it seems ridiculous to have to spell that out, there it is nonetheless.

  • Perfect!

  • America has been hijacked by the Obama administration, and our elected official and the news media continue to stick their head in the sand. Why? You ask. Pay attention! Because the American people of both parties are beginning to see through the lies and threats and bully tactics. This is America, not Communist China or some Muslim nation. It is time all elected officials go back to defending our Constitution and taking care of business using sound business principles. Stop the bleeding.

  • I liked it until the violent cartoon at the end. I get the point, but it was off-putting and detrimental to the message. So I am the first Dislike. Very disappointed in ICaucus.

    I don't like the new website either. A major DOWNGRADE there as well. But it's "prettier", just not intuitive and functional.

    Good thing there aren't any issues ICaucus might want to rally the membership around. Maybe it can be fixed by, say 2013. Then ICaucus could have a viable say in the national debate. EPIC FAIL!

  • @curtmilr Violent clip, yes! However most modern media is both horribly violent and also terribly sexualized as well. The point is "where is my money" and how are you going to spend it. And of course we say "where is my money" as in "We the People" (the Constitution). Am I upset? You bet! Enough to resort to violence and beat someone senseless. Never! And, in that reguard the clip may be a bit off message.

  • @curtmilr

    I'm guessing that this clip isn't aimed at the geriatric demographic that wouldn't know anything about the cartoon Family Guy.

    Just Sayin'

  • @curtmilr Yeah, and I'M very disappointed in this President and his administration, and I find their message regarding the debt ceiling "off-putting"... Tit for tat, my friend, tit for tat... Oh and, here's an idea... You think the new iCaucus site can be improved? We're a volunteer driven organization and we're always looking for more assistance. Feel free to PM on this YouTube channel with suggestions for improvements. That is, unless of course your only purpose here is to poo-poo...

  • @iCaucusTV I was satisfied with the old site. Not as pretty, but functional. I'm not competent to do anything technologically. Not my bag, not interested in learning that, and probably wouldn't be good at it.

    My comments were intended to be constructive. But if you don't want my input, and you are too thin-skinned to accept constructive criticism, I can quietly depart. BTW, disappointment is a gross underestimation of MY opinion of this President & Pelosi/Reid. Criminal is closer to it!

  • @curtmilr Lol, the only thing you said which could conceivably pass as "constructive criticism" was the statement the new site is, "'prettier', just not intuitive and functional", to which I responded by inviting you to send me a private message with any details on possible improvements you'd like to share. I didn't realize that constituted being "thin-skinned".

  • @iCaucusTV The constructive comments I was referring to included those regarding the violent cartoon as well as the comments on the new website.

    Look, if you want to call me out for a whipping because I don't toe your ill-considered line, so be it! It's obviously about YOUR sophomoric ego, and not the constitutional cause. THANKS for clarifying that for me!! ADIOS!

  • @curtmilr Lol, yes... I'M the one who is "thin-skinned" :D

    Have a nice day!

  • @curtmilr

    it was a joke

  • @curtmilr - this includes iCaucus TV:

    WE ARE ALL ON THE SAME SIDE. Let's just work to get the Charlatan-in-Chief out of office. I applaud you for making this video and exposing the truth. I am very angry about Obama, who should be president to all of the people, scaring the seniors and others who must have Social Security and Medicare. It is not just political on Obama's part; it is cruel.

  • Can't argue with FACTS.

  • It's time to go on the offensive and start DEMANDING ANSWERS to questions such as this one.

  • GREAT - Thanks for doing this!

  • Hey I have an idea. Why don't we elect a real president in 2012.

  • If we default that would mean that they could not borrow money to spend. Sounds fair enough to me. Hey we have to stop the presses somewhere. We are already in debt for hundreds of generation of

    Our grandchildrens childrens children. ....Stop the Out of control spending now.

  • Wait a second are you all Racist? If you don't like your country being destroyed then you must be racist. If you want freedom you must be racist, if you want liberty you must be a racist, if you love the Constitution you must be a racist. If you love Capitalism you must be a racist, if you love our America you must be a racist, if you don't want Shiaria law you must be a racist, if you want smaller government you must be a racist. I'm sure I left somethings out but this is what our government

  • @myhollybun "Racist"?!

    This forum's administrator would have had to have called the President the foulest of racial epithets [you know which one I mean] to merit being called a racist...

    Which he did on another forum two years ago this month.

  • Of course when we find ourselves under a Dictator you will never know where your money is going.

  • Frank this is great. Keep them coming. Your explanations in plain language and illustrations is exactly what we need.

  • Nicely done, your arguement has but one flaw though.... never try to use facts when talking to a Democrap it just confuses them. Then they'll start to foam at the mouth and rant about throwing Grandma off a cliff or some other nonsense and how you're a Racist for even suggesting it.

  • Ha! I didn't think I could laugh over this Debt Cieling Debacle.. but that was great!

    Very funny, Very well done... and Frank, Your voice work really has improved.

    Great job Jay & Fank.

  • Frank, you're a genius. Thanks for putting this educational and entertaining video presentation together.

  • He'll continue to pay-off the union bosses and others he's beholden to.

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