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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote]I'd be happy to talk about Social Security and Medicare right after we have the discussion on the defense budget. We spent $320 million a DAY in Afghanistan for 20 years. Has there been any public discussion of pulling back or meaningfully re-programming those funds. [/quote]

We need to do both.  And we need to increase tax revenue.  The budget deficit is out of control right now, and the only sustainable path is to attack it from all sides, as well as by inflating the currency to reduce the effect of the debt.  This is all necessary to insure the future solvency of the republic.  Not sure why people don't understand this or why neither major political party is willing to make a national issue out of balancing the budget (despite all kinds of hand-waving, the Republican party has done nothing meaningful about deficit reduction in the last few decades).

And, yes, this includes cuts to SS and Medicare because those are two of our three largest spending progams (the third being the military).  The current situation is unsustainable, and all other spending is trivial by comparison.

[quote] Exactly. Dummies vote against their self interest. There is no cure for stupid. [/quote]

This isn't stupid.  I've voted against my self-interest many times, on principle alone.  More people should do this, and vote for the best long-term policies for the country, rather than in their own short-term interest (i.e. voting themselves money).

And, to be clear, I'm no fan of the Republican party (especially its current incarnation), but these are discussions that we need to be having, and I will support anyone who makes an honest attempt at balancing the budget and paying down the debt.  I am skeptical that the Republican party will actually do this, but we shall see.[/quote]
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Social security, healthcare, education - this IS where we should be investing as a country. [/b] We need more support for these elements of our “infrastructure”, not less. Cutting back on social security when the living wage in this country has plummeted in real terms (while of course the rich get richer) further decimates any safety nets. Pensions barely exist anymore and not every employer offers 401k - let alone not every worker has any money left over to pay into an account. So we further demolish any semblance of middle and working class? Either you’re rich or you’re in the gutter. [/quote]

+1. Functioning governments and countries use their tax revenue to shore up their social safety nets, not tear it down.[/quote]

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