U.S. Economy - Fixed By A Cup Of Coffee

Everyone, in some fashion, has been affected by the economy. This lousy, unemployment soaring, stock market interrupting, unimproving economy. All the talking heads on TV news outlets and talk radio talk about it daily. Today I figured out why. Okay, I knew part of it is that it keeps agitated viewers tuned in. But, they also keep talking about it, I believe, in hopes that someone actually offers a truly viable solution. I mentioned at one point a friend of mine with One Cent Solution has a good idea. It can be a little complex when you read about it in detail, but hey - we're talking about a multi-trillion dollar deficit.

So, I have decided to float this budget solution to my political friends. It dials it down into something manageable, something we can all (government employees and civilians) genuinely wrap our brains around - and it is a completely viable, non-partisan solution. It'll make politicians on either side with a spend-us-into-oblivion agenda stick out like sore thumbs. Those people (Republicans, Democrats, Independents, etc.) all need to be voted out of office if they can't handle fiscal responsibility. This approach to finding the solution to our nation's budget crisis is "stupid easy". While I still maintain there are many unnecessary programs, this approach provides a solution that allows them to stay in existence, albeit with a smaller budget.

If each politician approached their respective budget the same way Americans have to approach their personal coffee consumption, then we can eliminate this mess. Option 1 is the optimal choice for most people. When that doesn't fit in the budget, you need to look at options. Here are 11 alternate options to the Venti Latte at Starbucks. Going from Starbucks, to Folgers isn't ideal, but sometimes you have to make uncomfortable changes to keep things working.

Option 1 - Venti Latte at Starbucks

Option 2 - Grande Latte at Starbucks

Option 3 - Tall Latte at Starbucks

Option 4 - Venti drip coffee at Starbucks

Option 5 - Grande drip coffee at Starbucks

Option 6 - Tall drip coffee at Starbucks

Option 7 - Large drip coffee at 7-Eleven

Option 8 - Medium drip coffee at 7-Eleven

Option 9 - Small drip coffee at 7-Eleven

Option 10 - Drip coffee, nice roaster (Newhall Coffee) at home

Option 11 - Drip coffee, Folgers, at home

Option 12 - (worst case scenario) no coffee until the budget increases

Please send this very simple analogy to our nation's budget to your State Rep, State Senator, member of Congress and Senate and tell them you EXPECT them to take this approach or they will be voted out of office in 2012 - regardless of their party affiliation and your past support of them. Then tell everyone you know (yes, even the politically inactive friends of yours) to do the same.

Their information is easy to find. Your state name .gov is the site you'd visit to find local representatives to send this to. Then there are two easy national sites for Congress & Senate.