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Originally posted by sgtclub
You (and I mean all of you) that don't think we couldn't easily cut 4% of a $10 trillion budget are out of your minds.
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Oh. My. God.
Please do some basic research before engaging in a discussion like this.
Start with the actual amount of the budget.
Next steps would be to address the portions of the budget that won't affect the current deficit regardless of how much they are cut. We've been over the SS trust fund issue enough that maybe even you are having a glimmer of understanding.
Finally -- this may be too much for you -- figure out what portions of the budget are absolutely untouchable. Interest payments on the Reagan/Bush debt are the biggie. But you've been pretty clear that you would not cut military spending -- hell, you probably want to double, because doubling military spending while cutting taxes and eliminating the deficit is the core of faith-based Republicanism.
Now consider what percentage you need to cut from the remainder. I'm sure that you think you have the political will to do that, but that probably explains why you don't hold an office anywhere.
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