[jschald]

agreed. but i don't think he wants to reduce the deficit all that much. otherwise we won't be able to cut social programs. they cannot just cut medicaid completely right now, its small steps. but the biggest problem is that the states will have to pick up the pieces on the cuts and that's why the republicans didn't make the amount proposed. these deficits are working to reduce certain spending for sure though. of course no one seems to be talking about the fact that medicaid is a much bigger problem than SS.

[deermouse]

I don't doubt it, but that's like running your credit card up to the limit to force you to reduce your spending. Bush still claims to want to reduce the deficit, so that would make him nothing more than a lier.

Medicare and Medicaid are problems (aside from being social services). That's an issue involving medical insurance and what it's done to the cost of medicine. I remember a time when you went to the doctor and he didn't know if you had insurance or not. You just paid the bill and were reimbursed by the insurance company. Just think of all the unemployed doctors and drug manufactures there would be without medical insurance.