Hats off to those that are willing to work in a bipartisan fashion and make the tough decisions necessary to fix America's fiscal mess.

14 of 18 is great...but I don't so much want to hear of what the Commission is proposing. What I want to know about is the Congress. Are they just voting on the package 'as is'? They will debate it yes, but are amendments etc handled within the Congress or do those suggestions go back through the Commission etc?

This part of the process seems the easiest...guess I'll get out my black suit to be ready to attend the funeral of ANY solution to deal with this Country's financial future...the Congress will simply put the plan on life support so that it can be a talking point and otherwise walk out of the room w/no intention of returning.

People say Social Security is a bad investment...bullcrap...paying the base salary, health care, pension and any other benefits Congressional members are paid has got to rank up there pretty high!

That's right, guys, sell out the middle class. You, who don't have to worry about your retirement because the American taxpayer will cover you, go ahead and act like the elitists you clearly are. This is disgusting.

President Obama's Debt Commission should be applauded for the fine work that they have done. They exceeded everyones expectations and identified the true areas that need reform to get the country on the path to fiscal resonsibility.

It's time now that Obama led the country, and he can do so by endorsing the entire Commissions plan.

On a lighter note:

How does someone named Mike Crapo get elected LMAO! His political team is the one you want running YOUR campaign!

President Obama's Debt Commission's, it's a hell of a good plan if you are rich, practically painless as a matter of a fact. For the middle and working class it assures you will be denied the dignified though minimal existence you worked and paid for all your life, but hey whatever it takes to keep the rich happy, God Bless America.

I agree with Allen from Omaha. Why are the Taxpyers still paying huge Benifits For our Congressional Members when they get all the Gravy. We have to pay for our Benifits when we retire and even before we retired. The whole thing stinks . Its time we get some help. They sit there blocking every thing that might help the Middle Class. Its. "Profit in Their Pockets." ( Not all members .) Let them pay their own way. This is beyond disgusting. 20 months and more of Blocking anything to help the Middle class. They had Food on their Tables , at Thanksgiving) that's all that matters. But the extension of Uneployment Benifits ( which workers pay into) was just the True feelings of some of our elected officials. GREED GREED GREED !!!!! If we want to save money and cut the Budjet start with the Gravy Train that our Elected officials are on. How much could we save per year???? Take a Poll and see how many would give up their benefits???? We don't even get to Vote on what is taken away from the Middle Class. Fed Up!!!!! Hold your breath waiting for any Bipartisanship coming soon. Can't make any deals with Devil. It will never Happen.

good start--obama lied about healthcare costs---that bill must be repealed--we need tort reform and real market competition----I dont want bans or extra taxes but the public must know that sugar is the real cause of our health problems--and soda is sugar in a can--we need to educate not legislate our way to better health and thereby reduce our costs

listen to Paul Ryan--this guy makes sense

 Both Crappo and Coburn and their families live off the american taxpayers, reform them first.  Cut out their health care, make them buy a private plan and pay for it, pay for their parking fees, cut out the 5% match of their 401k.  Do away with the Doctors , parmacy and xray facility they have in the Senate.  Make them live as they like to say, on a family budget

As someone pointed out on one of last night's talking shows, the debt commission plan starts with an assumption of equal sacrifice, but the problem is that after 10 years of the Bush tax cuts, and a recession, there are far too many in the middle class and below that are not starting out equal to their counterparts in the upper brackets. I don't hear too many earning above $250K who say that the recession impacted them in the slightest.

Wow! Anyone who is welcoming this commission's report, and is not super rich, is a schizophrenic! Do you know it calls for cutting corporate inccome taxes, while also calling for higher taxes for middle class? the elimination of middle class deductions many of us rely on, such as the mortgage interest deduction? that it calls for treating employer provided health insurance as income to middle class workers? This report, if fully adopted, will mean the rich get richer, and a lower quality of life for all us in the middle.

"Reigning" (ruling) in debt is what we are doing now. REINING (restraining and directing a beast) is what was wanted. Who the heck wants to PAY for written news when its writers make such elementary-school gaffes? Professional writers are also expected when words like 'blond' or 'premier' get an '-e.'

You got it Pat. And lets not forget, stop taxing overseas profits of U.S. based companies. I know that right now these are just recommendations, but if history has taught me anything, its that the working man and woman will be the ones to shoulder the largest part of the load.

Anybody that believes the working class will see a tax break out of this is definitely in la-la land. If the changes they are talking take effect, I have already calculated a minimum increase to myself of $6,136.83. based on last years return.

if i am not mistaken, some idiot decicided to put the assets into the defecit as an asset, which , of course, made things look betterer. i would think that it's nothing more than a sinkhole for government paper which is now a government (entitlement) problem.

Now Senators Coburn, Gregg and who knows who else are "concerned" about the debt--where was their concern when they created it? Where was their concern when they passed legislation without paying for any of it? Where was their concern when they borrowed money to fight not one but two wars? They've been out of power for 4 years and but only in the last 2 have they been concerned about the debt and deficit spending. Hypocrits.

I'm a Democrat but I'm impressed with both Corburn and Crapo. They show they are willing to compromise to prevent our economy from going into a very deep and dar hole.

Shared Sacrifice ??
　
1. The flagship proposal of the commission's chairmen is to Stomp On Social Security, or Middle Class.
　
2. Diagnosis of Cancer, Prescription for Cold ??
　
The deficits have mushroomed not because of Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid but because of "two unpaid wars, tax breaks for the wealthy, a Medicare prescription drug bill written by the pharmaceutical industry, and the Wall Street bailout."
　
a. The total cost to the United States of the Iraq war at $3 trillion.
But it appears that the $3 trillion estimate (which accounted for both government expenses and the war's broader impact on the U.S. economy) was, if anything, too low. For example, the cost of diagnosing, treating and compensating disabled veterans has proved higher than expected.
　
b. The country got here because of the bursting of an $8 trillion housing bubble. This bubble was fueled by the reckless and possibly unlawful practices of the Wall Street banks, like Morgan Stanley, the bank on whose board Bowles sits.
Mr. Bowles is a director of Morgan Stanley, one of the bailed out Wall Street banks. He gets $335,000 a year for his work with Morgan Stanley. This may be one of the reasons that the co-chairs report did not mention a financial speculation tax as a possible source of revenue, even though financial sector taxes have been widely advocated by policy analysts around the world, including even the I.M.F.
　
3. It is clear that there are a number of fair, progressive ways to reduce deficits without harming the middle class and those who have already lost their jobs, homes, life savings and ability to send their kids to college.
　
A reeling housing market probably would slide further if, as recommended, Congress were to repeal the tax deduction for mortgage interest
Calls for upping the age of retirement to 68 and later 69, charging more for Medicare, limiting the mortgage deduction and reducing increases in Social Security related to inflation, all measures guaranteed to drive Middle Class into poverty and to further jeopardize the economic recovery.
　
The government can overcome its trillion-dollar-plus deficit by merely cutting "waste, fraud and abuse", say, can balance the budget by simply undoing the disastrous policies of the Bush administration. the job-cutting proposals
　
a. Why not stop the Afghanistan war at a price tag of 140 billion a year...why not reduce what U.S. spends for military 800billion a year…U.S. military budget is as big as the next 27 countries COMBINED ! Even overall US intelligence budget tops $80 billion annually.
　
Weapon Sell = Mexican Drug Trafficking = Destroy all, driving global economy in a destructive direction
And Weapon inventory is more likely to provoke constant wars.
　
Overall, the federal budget is expected to run a $1 trillion deficit this year. In effect, U.S. is borrowing money from China and using some of it to keep a measure of order in Afghanistan. This is allowing the Chinese to sign contracts and build infrastructure that will let them exploit Afghanistan’s vast mineral wealth—while U.S. pay the borrowed money back with interest.
　
b. End Bush-era tax breaks for the greedy.
　
c. Eliminate tax credits for big oil companies that have posted the highest profits in history, and the likes.
　

You guys should stop complaining because, one the health care we have now isnt as good as it was supposed to be. also the law has just been signed so give it some time. so if u want to say u have the right to choose tell that to ur congress men or state official. If you do not have insurance and need one You can find full medical coverage at the lowest price check http://ow.ly/3akSX .If you have health insurance and do not care about cost just be happy about it and trust me you are not going to loose anything!