01.06.2013, 06:37 PM | #61 | |
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Many combined estimates suggest that there are between $500-750BILLION spent annually on corruption, bloated pork projects, ridiculous pension/compensation packages for police/prison unions, and of course out-right fraud (especially in Medicare and Defense spending..) so in theory we could solve all our woes not by cutting anything we use or like or need, but just cutting all the waste, corruption, and fraud. However, there is clearly not the political will to do such at the time, or such would not even be so prevalent in the first place. So I say we can cut, but our dialogue should not be on trying to find which half of Solomon's baby to cut, but rather were to start examining everyone's sacred cows and find some fat and fraud to remove. Many Americans don't realize just how corrupt this nation and our economy really are, but it is staggering to our economy. During bubble years we don't notice, but in recessions they become glaringly obvious in the holes they dig through the budgets. I am all for spending cuts, but cut the right things, all ideologies aside.
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01.06.2013, 09:01 PM | #62 |
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You all are really bumming me out.
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01.06.2013, 09:05 PM | #63 |
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01.06.2013, 09:18 PM | #64 | |
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oh! i'm glad someone called him out on all his fallacies... and i think his answer was kinda lame. it's kinda like catching a thief in the act and the thief turns around to say "oh, i love these citizens arrests. a lesson to you-- i'm committing a crime. but it's good that you're paying more attention to your security" good one! but hey, at least he's not faux news and he admits his error. |
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01.07.2013, 12:10 AM | #65 |
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Another thing I'd love to change.
Remove loopholes that the superwealthy use and get them paying an equal percentage of income. If they're already playing fair and paying an equal rate as the lower classes, they shouldn't have to pay MORE just because "they can afford it"
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