The cuts in this deal are a drop in the bucket compared to what we need. Best case scenario is a budget reduction of $2 trillion over a decade, and we’re still spending $46 trillion over that period.
This bill just means that within a decade our national debt will be $21 trillion instead of $24 trillion. They took a scalpel to a fucking redwood tree.
The fact is that most of the money that we owe was spent on military, which is something that we can’t sacrifice. Lowering the debt will take time. It’s easier to spend $40 trillion than to save $40 trillion.
It’s absolutely appropriate to cut military budget. We are involved in 3 conflicts we have no business being in. The people trying to kill us aren’t a conventional army, they are radicals sitting in caves with improvised bombs and AK-47’s.. 1,000 highly trained SF operators could lock down all of Afghanistan with good enough intelligence, and anyone who argues we need a conventional army down in the middle east is both idiotic and unpatriotic, because you’re sending our sons and fathers to a conflict that is not necessary or justified.
We can pull out of wars that we have no reason to be involved in, but we still need to spend money on defense. There isn’t a point of worrying about healthcare if we are completely vulnerable to attack.
As a Sergeant soon to be a 2LT when I graduate, we could absolutely cut some stuff in military spending. We have lots of stuff we never use and never will use. We don’t need to cut all of it, but some of it could be cut. That being said we also don’t need to spend money on socialized health care.
Your right guy above me. We should start by slashing veteran health care unless their illness is a direct result of combat or military operations. Otherwise, giving them all healthcare is just socialistic, I mean, we shouldn’t waste money on veterans who didn’t even serve in combat.
IF you actually understood the bill, instead of falling in with the Republican sensationalism, you would understand that social health care doesn’t end up costing anything to the taxpayer. It is all very complex, beyond the comprehension of someone in the Army, but between existing medicaid and medicare and new healthcare there will be no increased spending.
Of course, if you have a surgery that you need to improve quality of life then you can still use your private insurance or your own money to pay for it.
And not fixing the economy at all, possibly making it worse.
14 years ago at 3:05 pmBecause the plan is basically Reid’s anyway. The economy’s in the shitter no matter what the “deal” is thanks to the GDI in chief.
14 years ago at 3:09 pmThere was really no difference between reids plan and bohners plan, which was a 2nd vote, which the economy couldn’t stomach.
14 years ago at 3:48 pmThat’s why we need to get on the penny plan.
14 years ago at 6:22 pmAll of the politicians are retards, if you think any of them will change anything, think again.
14 years ago at 11:11 pmIs it 2012 yet?
14 years ago at 3:11 pmThe date is directly above your comment. Get with it.
14 years ago at 3:14 pm^ zing!
14 years ago at 3:20 pmMcConnell is a turtle, just saying
14 years ago at 3:25 pmThe cuts in this deal are a drop in the bucket compared to what we need. Best case scenario is a budget reduction of $2 trillion over a decade, and we’re still spending $46 trillion over that period.
This bill just means that within a decade our national debt will be $21 trillion instead of $24 trillion. They took a scalpel to a fucking redwood tree.
14 years ago at 3:48 pmBest CASE scenario the Federal government actually passes a budget for the first time in years
Pawlenty 2012
14 years ago at 4:23 pmI agree with carolinahaze. You can’t fix an economy like this with that amount in cuts. There has to be more.
14 years ago at 5:00 pmnmech, I’d rather they didn’t try to “fix” the economy. An economy will fix itself if it’s allowed to do so.
14 years ago at 12:13 amHAHA, the “cuts” consist of: Instead of raising the budget by 7% next year, we will only raise it by 4%… Either way, spending is still increasing.
14 years ago at 1:31 pmThe fact is that most of the money that we owe was spent on military, which is something that we can’t sacrifice. Lowering the debt will take time. It’s easier to spend $40 trillion than to save $40 trillion.
14 years ago at 4:30 pmIt’s absolutely appropriate to cut military budget. We are involved in 3 conflicts we have no business being in. The people trying to kill us aren’t a conventional army, they are radicals sitting in caves with improvised bombs and AK-47’s.. 1,000 highly trained SF operators could lock down all of Afghanistan with good enough intelligence, and anyone who argues we need a conventional army down in the middle east is both idiotic and unpatriotic, because you’re sending our sons and fathers to a conflict that is not necessary or justified.
14 years ago at 5:03 pmWe can pull out of wars that we have no reason to be involved in, but we still need to spend money on defense. There isn’t a point of worrying about healthcare if we are completely vulnerable to attack.
14 years ago at 5:21 pm“there isn’t a point of worrying about healthcare if…”
14 years ago at 6:09 pmIt doesn’t matter what the statement ends with, you’re an idiot.
As a Sergeant soon to be a 2LT when I graduate, we could absolutely cut some stuff in military spending. We have lots of stuff we never use and never will use. We don’t need to cut all of it, but some of it could be cut. That being said we also don’t need to spend money on socialized health care.
14 years ago at 6:11 pmYour right guy above me. We should start by slashing veteran health care unless their illness is a direct result of combat or military operations. Otherwise, giving them all healthcare is just socialistic, I mean, we shouldn’t waste money on veterans who didn’t even serve in combat.
IF you actually understood the bill, instead of falling in with the Republican sensationalism, you would understand that social health care doesn’t end up costing anything to the taxpayer. It is all very complex, beyond the comprehension of someone in the Army, but between existing medicaid and medicare and new healthcare there will be no increased spending.
Of course, if you have a surgery that you need to improve quality of life then you can still use your private insurance or your own money to pay for it.
14 years ago at 11:52 pmI didn’t know they were playing poker…
14 years ago at 6:46 pmI see what you did there.
14 years ago at 10:03 pm^ I see you lack originality…
14 years ago at 10:04 pmThe Obama Tax Cuts need to expire for one. Which they will on January 1st 2013, and I guarantee he will not resign them back into law.
14 years ago at 11:48 pmHe will not be there to do so
14 years ago at 6:00 amHe will be there on January 1st 2013 even if he isn’t re-elected unfortunately…
14 years ago at 6:32 am