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| Federal Budget Wrangling | Friday, 2005 October 28 - 8:37 am |
| A game that's impossible to win. Ahh, the Republicans are now trying to play the Federal Budget Game. They're trying to figure out if they have enough political capital to cut things like Medicaid, food stamps, farm subsidies, student loan subsidies, child support enforcement, and aid to firms hurt by unfair trade practices. Wow. I like the comment from House Representative Earl Pomeroy (D-ND), where he says the Republicans are appealing to the "constituency of deadbeat dads". Heh. There may be one good thing coming from this process, though: for some Republicans, including House Speaker Dennis Hastert, the defense budget is finally no longer a sacred cow. As the second largest line item in the federal budget, I think you've got to consider cutting spending there. A 10% reduction in the size of the armed forces would save around $15 billion a year. And hey, since the military is having trouble recruiting anyway, this might happen whether you want it or not. Of course, all these spending cuts will barely make a dent in the federal deficit, as the GOP is calling for still more tax cuts. Gaaah. |
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