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Editorial: Debt

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By John Shryock - bio | email

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  • Thursday, May 16 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-16 23:20:04 GMT
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;
    In my editorial on Tuesday I chided our legislators for being the last state to pass a no-brainer  bill legalizing home brewing.  Today I want to challenge them to be one of the first states to pass another no-brainer;

  • Tuesday, May 14 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-14 23:20:07 GMT
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 
    Kudos, or perhaps, cheers to the Alabama Legislature for passing HB9, the home brewing bill. Legalized home brewing may not be up there with education reform or prison funding, but it was overdue. 

  • Thursday, May 9 2013 7:20 PM EDT2013-05-09 23:20:06 GMT
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
    What was the old Pan-Am gas station at the corner of Bibb and Coosa is now no longer.  Last weekend that landmark was demolished with nothing remaining where it once stood other than the outline of a foundation. What
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MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) - Our nation's debt is 13 trillion dollars and it is growing by the second. 

America is spending more than 12 billion dollars each month fighting wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and those wars have now cost more than a trillion dollars. 

If we made $24,000 a year and spent $42,000 we'd be broke quickly. 

Yet  Congress spends nearly two dollars for every dollar collected – from us. 

The country of Greece is broke and Italy, Ireland and Portugal may be next.  

The United States is on that path unless we take corrective action now. 

What can we do?   For starters, elect people who will stop discretionary government spending.  

The primary election is the day after Memorial Day and voter turnout could be compromised. 

Vote now if you need to, or vote June 1 and again July 13 if there is a congressional election runoff and November 2 in the general election.       

And hold our elected leaders accountable for how they spend our money.