On Fri, Apr 22, 2011 at 1:51 PM, Gruss Gott <[email protected]> wrote: > > Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> You said Obama spending. What is he spending on Social Security and >> Medicare? >> > > That'd be a super long post, but 5 core concepts: > > (1.) Obamacare. Seems like a huge waste of resources when we could > secure way better outcomes with way better policy.
Nothing to do with Social Security or Medicare other than the fraud provisions will reduce Medicare costs. > (2.) His stance on medicare advantage. This will raise costs, make > outcomes worse, and eliminate choice A stance is not legislation or expenditure so you can't cut it. When he puts it in the bill, you can cut it. > > (3.) His stance on entitlements as a whole. he's taking a hardline > against any entitlement cuts. A stance is not legislation or expenditure so you can't cut it. When he puts it in the bill, you can cut it. > (4.) Wall street reform. He could've fixed the regulation here with a > snap of his fingers but he's done nothing. Again, nothing to do with Social Security or Medicare, and nothing specific that you can cut. > > (5.) All other policy areas (e.g., lobbyists). He's changed nothing > from previous presidents. nothing. he seems completely unwilling to > make any structural changes. the fallout is a form of spending A stance is not legislation or expenditure so you can't cut it. When he puts it in the bill, you can cut it. So, hypothetical and spin. No concrete definition of that to cut. You ever think of running for publi ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:336734 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
