You Write, Tom Responds: Debt Limit

U.S. Congressman Tom Graves (Georgia's 9th District) responds to constituent emails about the debt limit.

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[solargrin]

Dylan your facts are not correct. The only corporation you listed that did not pay federal taxes is GE. Exxon pays billions in taxes every year. However, I don't believe that corp. really pay taxes anyway they just pass them own to the consumer. You need to quit worrying about corp. not paying taxes and start worrying about the 47% of Americans who pay no Federal income tax or have a net positive income from Federal taxes. Excellent video congressman.

[masterdarksoul]

Congressman Graves, can you show me the actual numbers that prove Cut, Cap, and Balance will work? In the Cut portion are you willing to cut war funding and bring our troops back from the Middle East? Are you willing to go after companies who are using off shore tax havens in order to not pay federal taxes? Are you willing to go after the millionaires and billionaires who pay a lower tax percentage then the middle class? We've heard the tea party rhetoric, now it's time to show us the numbers.

[pegw100]

Unlike the person below I voted for you to stick with the Republicans and the Tea Party and not give in to a bunch of people that are doing horrible things to our school childrens education, to our parents and grandparents to cut their lives short, to pat them on the back every time Obama fails to check with Congress to give money to different countries, people and whomever he likes because he uses it as his money and not the taxpayers. Obama should let the oil rig workers go back to work.

[kimistry6]

I voted you into office to work with the other party to fix problems. Not to stick with your party through thick and thin. Weeks are being spent debating principles that are trivial. Vote, and move on. We have problems that are all interconnected. Immigration, Out of Control Spending, A unfair tax code. The ideas are there. Compromise and vote. Stop worrying about who will get the credit! This is sooo agonizing to watch.

[kimistry6]

Dems and Repubs contributed to this debt from BOTH administrations! Repubs are using scare tactics saying the economy will stall if we tax the rich! Dems say grandma is going to be kicked to the curb. The truth is somewhere in the middle. We do need to cut spending, but the current arguments over spending cuts are for show. They are meaningless. The ONLY way to get out of debt is do do both. Cuts and Taxes. It's a fact. So get to work Congressman on making a deal and stop catering to the party.

[cedar70726]

JoeBloghe I appreciate your thoughtful reply. I do not agree that Democrats are mainly responsible for this mess. Republican administrations are to blame equally, Eisenhower added a disability provision to SS, Nixon added COLA's, SSI, and a minimum benefit for the low paid, Reagan added catastrophic benefits to medicare, and Geo. W. Busch added part D. My religious convictions make it impossible to embrace legislation that denies adequate health care for the elderly.

[JoeBloghe]

If you are 55 now--under the Ryan budget---nothing changes for you---these programs may have been funded by the savings of hardworking Americans but it is your elected officials--primarily the Democrats that have raped and pillaged the Social Security trust-fund---The Ryan budget addresses your concern---but I dis agree--the entitlement for those under 55 must be revamped in order to make it solvent for those in the future

[cedar70726]

It is important but...Medicare and social security must not changed. The programs have been funded by the savings of hardworking Americans. If the Congress stole the money in exchange for IOU's then the Congress will have to figure a way to get them paid in full. I have to perform under the terms of contracts I sign and the Government should be held to the same standard

[Jimmy Norman]

We need to "Cut More Spending" and also cut existing spending.

We need to "Balance The Budget" but without tax increases.

We need less from government.