Critique: "We Have a $1.6 Trillion Problem"

To start, based on the beginning of this commentary, the author provides a sarcastic title. The author is responding to an update from Obama about his proposition to solve part of the deficit issue. The author replies to the proposition starting with a snotty remark of a title (not in a bad way). Throughout the commentary the author makes a strong (and agreeable) point that $1.6 Trillion is a lot of money, yet that is only a fraction of the whole deficit issue. I agree with the author's reply to Obama's metaphor of the mountain (mountain = mountain of debt for citizens). The author is right the the mountain is already here, and I do think it has been here for as long as I can remember. Although there has been propositions for budget cuts, the military has not been touched. I don't understand this but with both Bush Senior and Junior war was their main focus. Playing President meant playing with soldiers in their eyes. Unfortunately Obama hasn't tried to put forth an effort to turn that ship around and get the troops back home and out of the way of an issue that has no rightful place for America. Lastly, the author brings up a point that "spending cuts should come first." It is fact the government has been spending what they do not have and simultaneously borrowing what they cannot pay back. The government needs to get off their high horse and realize they're writing too many I.O.U.'s and basically treating those as their final method of payment. The profit for this country seems to be a lost cause, with no one to stop those who are at the top. The high chair needs to be pulled out from underneath them.
Here is the full link: Austin American Statesman's "We have a $1.6 Trillion Problem"

Budget Cuts in Education Cuts on Closing Achievement Gap

Though Texas is a very big and widely diverse state, this wasn't also the case for those who received college degrees. Texas has been putting forth effort to close the "achievement gap," as said in the article, to promote the diverse state to become a more educated one as well. But since Governor Rick Perry has been pushing his colleagues towards decreasing the Texas deficit by cutting higher education budgets the total cost (tuition, books, you name it) for students will increase. This will defeat the purpose of community colleges being more convenient and affordable than universities. There are many students of all races who could not afford paying for education in a university, like me. I can just afford community college on the edge of my financial comfort. I use this article in hopes of opening the eyes of whomever reads this. It's the American dream to get a degree and succeed in a career. Perry targeting our reach for success is and will be holding more of us back.
Here is the link to the original Article.