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Originally posted by s_wilwerding
I like how all the solutions to paying down the debt involve raising taxes. I haven't heard one yet that says the government should cut programs.
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Actually, the article I referenced
did suggest cutting programs. I only cut-and-pasted the tax increase bit.
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Cut Social Security and Medicare benefits by 45 percent, immediately and forever;
Eliminate forever all discretionary spending, which includes the military, homeland security, highways, courts, national parks and most of what the federal government does outside of the transfer of payments to the elderly.
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