Can't keep spending more than we take in

I love President Obama's idea of trying to show that he's interested in making cuts by asking his cabinet to find ways to save $100 million in the current budget. This morning I just read that GM and Chrysler will more than likely receive an additional $6 billion in federal loans, when we all know these companies will eventually file for bankruptcy, anyway. For any of you doing the "fuzzy math", that's a ratio of 60 to 1. That's like trying to save $500 in your household budget and then going out the next day and buying a $30,000 car you can't really afford. It's no wonder our country is heading down the financial road of no return. When a nation continues to spend more than it takes in, we are only prolonging the inevitable.

Doug Wine

Naperville