Gov. Nikki Haley to visit Anderson on Tuesday and Thursday

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Governor Nikki Haley will visit Anderson twice this week.

Her schedule is as follows:

Tuesday, August 21, 11:00 AM: Gov. Haley will hold a ceremonial bill signing for S. 1213 Medal of Valor Act, Anderson Armory, 3111 Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard, Anderson, S.C.

Thursday, August 23, 10:30 AM: Gov. Haley will join officials from Electrolux for a business visit and announcement, Electrolux, 101 Master’s Boulevard, Anderson, S.C.

* U.S. Tax revenue: $2,170,000,000,000
* Fed budget: $3,820,000,000,000
* New debt: $ 1,650,000,000,000
* National debt: $14,271,000,000,000
* Recent budget cuts: $ 38,500,000,000

Let’s now remove 8 zeros and pretend it’s a household budget:

* Annual family income: $21,700
* Money the family spent: $38,200
* New debt on the credit card: $16,500
* Outstanding balance on the credit card: $142,710
* Total budget cuts so far: $38.50

Got It ?????

OK now Lesson # 2: Here’s another way to look at the Debt Ceiling:

Let’s say, You come home from work and find there has been a sewer backup in your neighborhood….and your home has sewage all the way up to your ceilings.

What do you think you should do ……

Raise the ceilings, or pump out the sewage?