"I live on $710.00 a month, what exactly am I supposed to cut?"

[BlueCaliDem]

204. Very true.

The Republicans don't like this plan because it strengthens Social Security and Medicare while closing tax loopholes for the uber-rich and raising Medicare premiums on wealthier Americans{like McCain and Ron Paul}. They also don't like it that President Obama's proposal will create universal pre-school throughout the country. An educated populace means less taxpayer dollars to our multi-billion dollar prison-complex.

Actually I think no matter what the president puts on the table, the moron republicans in the house will not agree to it!

Aside from what I've noted above, you're correct; Republicans won't want to go for this because it's not what they really want. They don't care about deficits and debt. They don't care about jobs. They only care about funneling as much taxpayer dollars into corporate coffers as they can while bankrupting this country so they can eliminate the sole enemy of Corporate America - the U.S. Government.

This is why all Democrats, Progressives, yes, even Independents should support President Obama here. The last thing we need to do is undercut him. We should leave that to the moneyed and bought and paid for GOP and their corporate masters who own all of our media and who really are the ones with a vast bully pulpit, not President Obama.

It's rare that I find an Obama supporter here. Very few post lately. It's nice to meet you, Andy823.