[.cnI redruM]

Here's a constructive discussion. If the current national debt is too high, there are two ways to fix this problem.

1) Raise more revenue.

2) Spend less $$$

Given that as a premise. List what should be taxed more, or what programs need to go out of existance.

Personally, We start by eviscerating, the Dept of Ed, The Dept of Agriculture, NPR, the NEH and the NEA. Also, Medicare, Medicaid, social security and any future Prescription Drug Panderation Act all need to be means tested. The US should also means test foreign aid and not write checks to any country who is A) Not consistently pro-US or B)In the top 1/3 of world GDP.

These basic cuts would get us in the ballpark of $500 bil without a single change to our current tax code.

[Ditto]

Here's a constructive discussion. If the current national debt is too high, there are two ways to fix this problem.

1) Raise more revenue.

2) Spend less $$$

Given that as a premise. List what should be taxed more, or what programs need to go out of existance.

The taxes that will come due once the Boomers start cashing in their 401ks will more than offset the debt payments for the next several decades. The trick is to keep the congress from scarfing up those future revenues for more spending programs.

[TomasUSMC]

Great, Right On. Remember the Greatest Generation did what they did: Beat the depression of the 30's, Beat the Nazi's and the Japs in the 40's, Beat Back the Chinese in Korea in the 50's, Beat Jim Crow and put 12 men on the Moon in the 60 while fighting communism from Cuba to Vietnam - they did this without recieving one dollar from Medicare. Ever since we got Medicare we have gone done hill. What has my generation done? Well, of the 10 richest Americans under 40, only 1 produces anything - Mr. Dell. 2 others invented ebay, 2 invented google, 2 invented yahoo, one started amazon.com, one is an advertiser and one is into hedge funds!
So my generation will be known for amazon, ebay, google, and yahoo. ...yes Get rid of Medicare, please.