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One Cent Solution
One Cent Solution ^ | July 2011? | Rep Mack

Posted on 07/30/2011 7:26:06 AM PDT by blueyon

Our nonpartisan campaign is unique — we are sending a message to Congress from concerned citizens across the country who believe federal spending should be managed with the same discipline families must exercise when balancing their budgets at home. Federal spending is out of control and needs to be cut. That’s why we are proposing that Congress cut one cent of every dollar the federal government spends each year for six years — a real solution that will balance the budget by 2019 and reduce federal spending by $7.5 trillion over ten years.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: debit; debtceiling; govtabuse; obama
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To: BobL

Go to the website and read the explanation. If a department cannot cut, other departments must make up the difference. ... As an example, closing the dept of education would yield a lot of percentage points to programs which would be slowly increasing.


21 posted on 07/30/2011 8:56:57 AM PDT by MHGinTN (Some, believing they can't be deceived, it's nigh impossible to convince them when they're deceived.)
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To: blueyon

i wish Boehner would go ahead and pass this too. That would give Reid THREE ways to get his increase...

but until Reid debates, the House will stand firm and kill anything.


22 posted on 07/30/2011 8:58:50 AM PDT by Principled
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To: MHGinTN

“Go to the website and read the explanation. If a department cannot cut, other departments must make up the difference. ... As an example, closing the dept of education would yield a lot of percentage points to programs which would be slowly increasing.”

I’m not panning it, I’m just pointing out that the country is not ready for it. I DEFINITELY agree that if the feds got out of food stamps, education, heating oil assistance, etc...and got rid of the Earned Income Credit, that a lot of the percentage points could be lopped off...at the beginning at least (in the out years entitlements still have to be hit hard).

But Republicans aren’t even close to proposing any of that...they are, rightfully, SCARED TO DEATH to take on the education establishment, or the agriculture lobby, for example...and the country simply isn’t ready either.


23 posted on 07/30/2011 9:03:16 AM PDT by BobL (PLEASE READ: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2657811/posts)
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To: Oatka

i dunno why Graves of GA isn’t listed as a signer... but i just called him - had to l/m


24 posted on 07/30/2011 9:04:32 AM PDT by Principled
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To: blueyon

federal spending should be managed with the same discipline families must exercise when balancing their budgets at home


Actually, the father would go out and get more income from a second job rather than cut food or health needs of his family. A good start would be income from other countries for our costs as world policeman and nation building.


25 posted on 07/30/2011 9:18:54 AM PDT by ex-snook ("Above all things, truth beareth away the victory")
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To: ex-snook

Actually, the father would go out and get more income from a second job rather than cut food or health needs of his family.
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Actually, the father would fight back against the people taking his money at gunpoint and giving it away to other families before getting a second job.


26 posted on 07/30/2011 9:26:42 AM PDT by SUSSA
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To: blueyon
It would make a heckuva lot more sense to have a ten cent solution. Ten cents of every dollar next budget, and THEN one cent per year after that. Balance the budget by 2013!
27 posted on 07/30/2011 9:32:09 AM PDT by fantail 1952 (Truth is a virus!)
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To: lonevoice
We need to focus on RATS, not Republicans. The truth is we control 1/3 of the federal govt. How do we get these good ideas past the RATS?

RATS want economic chaos, they benefit from it. To hell with their country.

28 posted on 07/30/2011 9:40:46 AM PDT by Conservativegreatgrandma
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