Our Country is Broke - How You Can Fix It

Demographics, along with laws already enacted, make our present situation six times worse than our $11 trillion debt would indicate. Actions we should take to get out of the hole we're in.

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[DanDyer4]

When this video was filmed in July 2008, U.S. national debt was $9 trillion, rising $1 billion per day.

In April 2011, the debt is $14 trillion, rising $4 billion per day.

[DanDyer4]

For more than 50 actions to get America moving in the right direction, see my website

actionsforfreedom.ning.com

...DanDyer4

[DanDyer4]

My website actionsforfreedom.ning.com discusses more than 50 topics on how to expand freedom in the U.S.

[DanDyer4]

Update to this video. The National Center for Policy Analysis reports, January 29, 2010, that the estimated current fiscal gap is $77 trillion, more than five times present U.S. GDP. The present FICA payroll tax (15.3 %) would have to more than double immediately and permanently to close this gap.

[raycotennis]

Sell military bases with high real estate values.

Eliminate income tax.

Don't bail out anybody.

Raise the price of entry to US job markets to same price coyotes charge.

Outlaw collective bargaining.

Legalize and tax all drugs.

Lower salaries of all public servants to minimum wage. They should rely on tips.(oops I forgot, they already do)

[TarkinRocher]

Well... that kind of seems like a natural course of action as life expectancy increases.

[2plus2make4]

@DanDyer4 worrying....

[joetheeconomist]

Alternatives for Social Security,  3Ws FixSSNow.Org.... If you see something that is missing let us know.

[dlstb]

Step one.

Stop letting grandma and grandpa steal our money by eliminating social security and medicaid. Just because they were dumb enough to send their money off to a federal system to take care of their parents doesn't mean that we should do the same. Maybe after we cut off their funds they will start spending more wisely and start spending their time helping us out so that when they need us (meaning their OWN children) we might actually help them instead of sending them to Uncle Sam.

[lesatseaside]

well done, thanks for the vid lesson

[DanDyer4]

Creating YouTube video, Part 2.

5. Dragged all .wav to the timeline audio line, using the numbers to keep them in sequence.

6. Imported each .jpg slide to the timeline and used the "handles" to extend or contract its length to match its .wav duration.

7. Saved the project as a Movie Project (.mswmm).

8. Saved the movie as a movie (.wmv).

9. Imported the .wmv into YouTube (this was easy).