[Olog-hai]

Sure, the “spending cuts” during the government “partial shutdown” were so scary. Right?

[Iron Munro]

Insanity prevails.

Buy beans, rice, TP, guns and bullets.

[Buckeye McFrog]

was a broad understanding that the two major causes of the long-term debt are the growth of federal health care programs

so in response we went and passed the biggest friggin' one ever conceived??

[Georgia Girl 2]

Of course we can’t contemplate cutting food stamps and welfare especially to the 11 million illegals which could be used to offset Medicare. Nevermind.

[oldbrowser]

If we were to cut the budget and reduce the size of government, the unemployment rate would skyrocket and the economy would collapse.

Unneeded government employees and programs are just another form of unemployment insurance benefits funded by the national debt.

[mulligan]

And idiots like this writer are even more scary. Wonder where he went to school.

[mrsmith]

“...The First Focus report, for example, finds that federal spending on children declined from $310 billion to $290 billion “

$300 billion that consumers can spend on products advertised by the media instead of on their children.
The media makes a fortune from it’s “for the children” lie.

[OneWingedShark]

CWII Spark Ping

And here’s another: the federal government is essentially selling you [and your children, and theirs, etc] into slavery — after all, the debt is secured against your future tax payments which are non-voluntary on your part.

[Organic Panic]

Maybe a budget is a good place to start.