There are literally thousands of bureaucratic monstrosities that can be cut.
True. But if this debt is a serious as people say it is, we have to consider everything. I think we can cut all of the garbage out, but eventually it may have to come down to either cutting Defense/Medicare and/or raising some taxes.
I do not envy the politicans. It is easy to talk about a balance budget amendment without talking about how to actually balance it. What programs do we want and which programs don’t we want and are you willing to pay for the ones you do want? I think right now the easiest program I like is the Paul-Mack 1%.
“Why does it always come down to Medicare and Defense?
There are literally thousands of bureaucratic monstrosities that can be cut.”
OK, I’ll bite.
Putting this clause in there was the _only way_ the Pubbies were going to get the ‘rats to agree to ANYthing.
But wait! Isn’t there a provision in the bill that states if the parties (or the supercommission, or whatever) cannot agree on where to make cuts, that automatic, ACROSS-THE-BOARD cuts will happen automatically?
Think for a moment — isn’t the latter exactly what must be done, if we are ever to get the spending and ever-mounting debt back under control?
Cut Medicare - YES!
Cut Medicaid - YES!
Cut Social Security - YES!
Cut the military - YES
Cut ObamaCare - YES!
Cut the beauracracy - YES!!!!
CUT THEM ALL!
CUT EVERY DEPARTMENT!
CUT EVERYTHING!
Isn’t that just what we, as conservatives, are shouting about?
The BEST thing that conservatives could do is (after the bill is passed) refuse to agree to any cuts at all — and let the rest happen by default (pun intended)!
- John
Medicare is the fastest-growing program...far more than other Gov't agencies.
It's also the Dems' most treasured program. So when we try to touch it they bring up what they perceive to be the right's most treasured program...defense.