Friday, January 6, 2012

100 year from now

I think students at Fremd High School, 100 years from now should be learing about what happened August of 2011. What happened August of 2011 is "Last-Minute Deal Reached to End Debt Crisis (Aug. 1): After days of disagreement, Congress makes an 11th-hour deal to prevent a national default. Neither side—Democrats nor Republicans—emerges as a clear winner in the agreement. The deal raises the debt ceiling in two steps to $2.4 trillion and cuts an initial $1 trillion in spending over ten years. Also, a bipartisan committee will be formed to recommend $1.5 trillion in additional budget cuts. If Congress fails to act on this new committee's recommendations, then automatic spending cuts will be forced. The committee's recommended cuts are expected by NovemberRead more: August 2011 Current Events: U.S. News — Infoplease.com http://www.infoplease.com/news/2011/current-events/us_august.html#ixzz1igRxCChL" This is our money and the congress just makes a huge decision with consulting many people. This is our money their giving away. We citizens of the United States should have a right in making a decision of what will happen.

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