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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]this has the potential to be a snark-free and interesting thread.  i will suggest, tho, that while the reasonable right-ish among us seem willing to accept some more taxation and some cuts to sacred cows, i don't often see the reasonable left offer up too much.  with most of the budget going to entitlements and defense, we just can't get there off "big oil" and "tax the rich"   the money is in the middle, and that's where the entitlements are as well.

on defense, I saw an interview w buffet/simpson/bowles the other day (saved on cnbc) and one pointed out we spend on defense more than the next 10 or so nations combined.  [/quote]

Well, this Democrat absolutely believes that we should raise the retirement age for people 50 or 55 and under and use means testing to determine who can actually draw benefits from SS.  I don't believe the program was supported to provide supplemental income to the extremely wealthy.  I would be willing to offer up tax deductions for dependent children if your side would stop waging a war on access to reproductive healthcare including free birth control (a policy that was supported by none other than George HW Bush, a Republican I actually LIKED for the most part).

What else do you want?[/quote]

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