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mikekohr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-10 12:00 PM
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POP QUIZ: Which of the following will make up a majority of the deficit in the next decade?
Edited on Sat Nov-13-10 12:37 PM by mikekohr
A) Social Security
B) Medicare
C) The National Park Service
D) PBS
E) George Bush's tax cuts

Give up? The answer is E) -George Bush's tax breaks for the rich-
Charles Chamberlain, Democracy for America info@democracyforamerica.com

Of course the Debt Commission focussed all its concerns on A), B),C), and D). They would rather turn Medicare into a voucher system, surrender "fair and balanced" news reporting to Fox News, decimate the National Park System and have working Americans drop dead on the job from old age.

mike kohr
Bureau County Democrats
http://bureaucountydems.blogspot.com
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GoCubsGo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-10 12:09 PM
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1. The National Park Sevice is already decimated.
It has been for years.
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elleng Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-10 12:30 PM
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2. How about interest on the debt?
Looks like DOD, HHS, and debt servicing.

http://www.federalbudget.com/
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Parker CA Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-10 12:31 PM
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3. Defense and tax cuts.
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Igel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Nov-13-10 07:38 PM
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4. Anomalous question.
Makes too many squirrelly assumptions. I'd note that the way you describe the effects of the * tax cuts if extended differs crucially from the OMB's.
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