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the only real issue i have with that s&p stuff is that

Posted by tRuMaN (aka Truman) Aug 5 '11, 18:00

while it picks on entitlements and taxes, it doesnt mention cutting defense spending which has doubled in ten years.

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- i have no problem with some entitlement cuts, as long as it includes increases to the amounts subject - tRuMaN Aug 5, 18:08
- So it's going to cost more. We don't have a problem if you pay for it. The people want it, so keep it and make them pay for it. -- nm - Max Aug 5, 18:08 10
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    - I'd gamble on taxing everyone before I gambled on cutting services and hoping it doesn't cost us anyway in the long term. - Max Aug 5, 18:21 3
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        agreed -- nm - tRuMaN Aug 5, 18:32
      - Unfortunately, the elected officials aren't able to meet with all of their constituents to explain their decisions. Although it's probably a good - jnine Aug 5, 18:26
  - They could cut Medicare spending if they had more oversight on costs. - the liioulu with lights Aug 5, 18:10 4
    - You mean cut costs and have the HMOs, pharmaceutical industry stop sending them campaign contributions? - Bacon Aug 5, 18:14 3
      - Something else they really need to fix. But not going to happen with this congress or Supreme Court. - the liioulu with lights Aug 5, 18:16 2
        
        Corporations are people, the Supreme Court said so. -- nm - jnine Aug 5, 18:21 1
        
        Why I mentioned them. -- nm - the liioulu with lights Aug 5, 18:22
- Supposedly it was. But that's one thing the Tea Party didn't follow through on. -- nm - the liioulu with lights Aug 5, 18:07
There's a lot of stuff they could cut that the military doesn't even want. - the liioulu with lights Aug 5, 18:02 7
- I'll bet we could fire a cruise missle or two and downgrade Standard and Poor down to the stoneage -- nm - zeitgeist Aug 5, 18:06 3
  - This made me chuckle -- nm - con_carne Aug 5, 18:07 2
    - ditto. -- nm - Mel Profit Aug 5, 18:50
    - Me too -- nm - Pippy Aug 5, 18:49
- pork pork pork pork - tRuMaN Aug 5, 18:02 2
  - Eureka doesn't pay for itslef! - Spawn Aug 5, 19:05
  - The bacon would be better used in education. - the liioulu with lights Aug 5, 18:06

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