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To: MileHi

The military is a small part of the budget. The “mandatory” spending is the lions share, and there is plenty to cut.

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Agreed, but how do we get the votes to do it?

Mandatory spending takes an Act of Congress to cut, just like it took an Act of Congress to implement.


60 posted on 01/07/2023 9:37:52 PM PST by unclebankster (Globalism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.)
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To: unclebankster

Balanced budget amendment would force the issue.


61 posted on 01/07/2023 9:44:05 PM PST by MileHi ((Liberalism is an ideology of parasites, hypocrites, grievance mongers, victims, and control freaks.)
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