Maureen <[email protected]> wrote: > > OK. Cut them both. Then tell me what you are going to cut to get rid > of the other 3.9999999 trillio >
The broader point is that the US only has 5 buckets to get the dough to fix our budget problem (and possible save the World economy). The right mix is easy: * Business is going to have to pony up - they're sitting on trillions of cash and they should willing to contribute to help their country. * Tax the rich. They've got the dough and should be willing to pony up their share for their country. * Cut taxes for the middle class, these are the spenders and we need them to spend. That's the "encouragement" businesses need: consumers that start spending again. A middle class tax cut (and extension of unemployment) would do that, plus fix housing values. * Fix financial sector regulation.Create 3 agencies rather the hundreds that exist now. * Fix healthcare for real. There's data that says spending 50% less on healthcare would improve outcomes (iatrogenics). But whatever, change medicare and medicaid policy expand medicare advantage. Mandate integrated healthcare (ACO type model). * Change SS policy. * Cut defense. Done. Problem solve ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| 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:336756 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
