Small Ideas Add Up

Here are a couple of smallish ideas to help deal with the Federal and Local budget issues. I'm not even going into the mire of Social Security, Medicaide and hospital subsidies.

1. Farm Subsidies: Our government provides $8 Billion is farm subsidies a year. Fully, 75% of those subsidies go to %10 of the farmers. Corporate farms receive $6 Billion a year in federal money. If we cut the corporate farm subsidy, the family farm would still receive help while corporations would have to make or break on their own.

2. Corporate Welfare: Our federal government provides approximately $92 Billion a year in corporate subsidies. Our Local/State governments provide an additional $45 Billion a year. Why are we providing limitless corporate welfare, when the reform passed in 1996 limits the benefits of private citizens?

These two ideas could save the Fed $98 Billion a year and our Local/State governments $45 Billion a year. I'm sure my readers have even more ideas and statistics.

WAL-MART: The High Cost of Low Price

If you haven't seen this documentary, I suggest that you do so. It's very informative and will make you seriously think twice about how much you really need that discounted, Chinese made item.

It's not liberal or conservative. The people who appear in the film are from all political persuasions and walks of life.

http://www.walmartmovie.com/

It is currently available on Netflix instaplay.