2014 SD Senate debate: on Budget & Economy

Gordon Howie: Economic survival depends on fiscal responsibility

Howie: Strongly Agree.

Question topic: Briefly list political or legislative issues of most concern to you.

Howie: Government spending, debt and growth. Our economic survival as a nation depends on fiscal responsibility.

Mike Rounds: Don't promise everything then borrow it from next generation

On potential tax increases, Independent Gordon Howie said, "We've had enough. It's not a problem that we are taxed too little. The problem is we have a bloated government and we need to rein it in."

On overcoming the current do-nothing Congress, Republican Mike Rounds said, "They don't want folks to come on in and promise everything and then turn around and borrow it from the next generation."

Independent Gordon Howie says Congress must get the federal budget in line. "We can cut our spending, we can reduce our debt and we can stop government growth."

Gordon Howie: Say No to $17 trillion national debt

Over $ 17 1/2 TRILLION dollar national debt. Establishment, career politicians of both parties recently removed the limits on the debt ceiling.

Nearly $130 TRILLION dollars in unfunded liabilities. Budget busting Republicans and Democrats claim their brand of "common sense" can fix it.

Our government continues to spend about a TRILLION dollars more than existing revenue each year. Only a handful of Representatives and Senators are fighting against this out of control spending.

The only way out of this mess is to return to principles of fiscal sanity: CUT spending, REDUCE taxes and STOP government growth.

Larry Pressler: Pay a little more taxes & give up some programs