Balancing The Budget.

       There's a somewhat dangerous plan underway by Conservatives calling for an amendment to the Constitution by the states. Now on the surface that sounds okay. And the purpose to require a balanced budget for America sounds like an idea who's time has come. Problem is you've got to look beyond your own family budget making and keeping to the gigantic budget needs of America. Especially when you consider the Republican demand for no tax increase whatsoever.
       So what do we do, as a country, when we face environmental disasters, medical emergencies and wars? Where will the money come from to dispatch these never ending emergencies? And what about inflation? Right now it doesn't count for much, but even so, there's a need to increase spending for defense every year. Where will the increased funding come from? Because income to the Country doesn't necessarily increase just because there are unexpected needs?
       Should America depend even more on its credit card? Well, it depends on how they would write a balanced budget amendment. The idea and goal for these folks is to reduce the size of government and as you should already know they would accomplish this by reducing or eliminating entitlements. In which case you can say goodbye to food stamps and any other program designed to help the poor.
       Think it'll never happen? There's a clause in the Constitution that allows a two thirds majority of the states to call for a constitutional convention. It gives the states power to override and bypass the Congress. Think they'll never reach 2/3 of the states' legislatures? The count is 28 states so far that have approved of a convention. That leaves only six more and the constitutional convention is on its way. That would leave the door open for lots of mischief. Thirty one state assemblies are controlled by Republicans now, according to an article in the New York Times..
       So who's pushing this, who's funding this? Well among others are the Koch brothers and the ultra conservative organization ALEC. ALEC is the group that has pushed the stand your ground state laws as well as stringent voter ID laws. It's basically a white supremacy group claiming not to be.