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Posted on 02/05/2006 8:29:44 PM PST by ncountylee
WASHINGTON - President Bush plans to propose a $2.7 trillion budget Monday that would shrink most parts of the government unrelated to national security while slowing spending on Medicare by $36 billion during the next five years, according to White House documents.
The budget that Bush is to recommend to Congress will call for eliminating or reducing 141 programs, for a savings of $14.5 billion, across a broad swath of federal agencies, according to administration and congressional officials who have had access to budget documents. Wide-ranging as they are, those cuts pale in comparison with the White House's attempt to carve money from Medicare, the first tangible result from a vow the president made in his State of the Union address last week to constrain the massive entitlement programs for the elderly and poor.
Spending for the departments of Commerce, Education, Energy and Interior would be flat or decrease.
In contrast, the president plans to recommend for the Department of Homeland Security an increase of at least 5 percent from this year's funding, $30.8 billion. The White House is also trying again to increase passengers' security fees for air travel from $2.50 per flight to $5, a proposal that Congress swiftly rejected last year.
Similarly, the budget will suggest a hike of nearly 5 percent in the Pentagon's funding for next year, defense officials said.
The $439.3 billion includes $84.2 billion for weapons systems, an 8 percent increase in weapons spending.
The effort to curb Medicare spending by $36 billion by 2011 and by $105 billion a decade from now is a sharp turnabout for the administration. Last year, Bush said the health-insurance program that covers 41 million elderly and disabled people should be spared any cuts.
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Wow, I didn't know that once-Ler. Good points.
BTW, do you have sources for that info? I'd love to use it in a debate w/someone at work.
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Watch the stuck pigs start to squeal.
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you would rather increase spending?
Sorry its late and I saw the sarcasm tag later...
I should redirect my comments to all the whiners
I got it from an archived pdf I downloaded from http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2006/ Historical Tables, Budget of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 2006
I took my numbers from the 2005 release. The new 2006 release shows the 2005 budget was actually 20.3% of GDP not 19.9% as I posted, but everything else is still accurate. All of Dubya's budgets have had lower spending in terms of GDP than the Reagan/Bush budgets.
Remember that every "program" that is cut means more money in the pockets of taxpayers.
A careful study by economists, not working for the government, has estimated that the American people are overtaxed by over 70 percent.
Notice that no administration ever proposes cutting perks, plunder, or waste.
Remember that every "program" that is cut means more money in the pockets of taxpayers.
A careful study by economists, not working for the government, has estimated that the American people are overtaxed by over 70 percent.
Notice that no administration ever proposes cutting perks, plunder, or waste.
Remember that every "program" that is cut means more money in the pockets of taxpayers.
A careful study by economists, not working for the government, has estimated that the American people are overtaxed by over 70 percent.
Notice that no administration ever proposes cutting perks, plunder, or waste.
Remember that every "program" that is cut means more money in the pockets of taxpayers.
A careful study by economists, not working for the government, has estimated that the American people are overtaxed by over 70 percent.
Notice that no administration ever proposes cutting perks, plunder, or waste.
"I hate socialism where a half of my income is confiscated by government entities."
So do a lot of FReepers, until you propose cutting their pet subsidy.
It's a live and well and will haunt taxpayers for generations.
Many seniors don't even want the silly thing, but government keeps bullying them to get with the program.
By and large, seniors have the most wealth. There is ZERO reason for anybody to be subsidizing drugs for seniors who can afford it themselves.
Call me racist whatever, I am sick of most muslims. I have yet to meet an honest one yet and am utterly tired of their animalistic tendencies and knee-jerk "outrage".
I wish they would be asking themselves why we hate them rather than the us wondering why they hate us.
MSM: "Evil Republicans starve millions of elderly, women, and children. News at 10 P.M."
should read: ...Baby steps folks, try to get rid of 40 plus year mentality that the government has to provide everybody thing is a tough a job.
I absolutely cringe when I have to pull out that medicare card at the doctor's office. I feel like I am a welfare recipient--
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