No real cuts have been made

[Dozyproductions]

So my understanding is that the cuts are from predicted future spending increases.

“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.”
— Warren Buffett

[z31maniac]

Yep, a freeze for three years, then just a REDUCED AMOUNT OF GOV'T GROWTH.


It's such a joke.

[Dozyproductions]

My goodness, watching the news about these 'debt reduction talks' has all just been a veil of squawking to hide the fact that nothing still, has been done.


I don't think spending will ever truly go down. To many companies, too many organizations, too many people have way too much money invested by our governments hand outs for any of this to change.

[NKRoberts]

Totally not surprised.

“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.”
— Warren Buffett

I like this idea

[Dozyproductions]

I like this idea

so how to trick the law makers into making a law securing their own job insecurity :)

[Vedubin01]

so how to trick the law makers into making a law securing their own job insecurity :)

Wolverines!

[NKRoberts]

so how to trick the law makers into making a law securing their own job insecurity :)

exactly :) it needs to be done.

[Dozyproductions]

Wolverines!

Liam Neeson?

[Sagaris]

Food stamps should have been cut. Nobody needs food stamps, everybody needs a re-evaluation of their priorities along with hunting, farming, and fishing skills. Can't afford McDonalds? Buy rice. Can't afford rice? grow-a-pear, can't grow-a-pear? then have a loved one take care of you, nobody loves you? you're screwed. IT'S THAT SIMPLE

[Ryan...]

Can't afford McDonalds? Buy rice. Can't afford rice? grow-a-pear.

[Dozyproductions]

Food stamps should have been cut. Nobody needs food stamps, everybody needs a re-evaluation of their priorities along with hunting, farming, and fishing skills. Can't afford McDonalds? Buy rice. Can't afford rice? grow-a-pear.

Would you be willing to carry that attitude towards Military, Medicaid/Medicare?
Both liberal and conservative priorities in spending would have to disappear but
the real question is when can we get rid of the fed?

[BraveUlysses]

Food stamps should have been cut. Nobody needs food stamps, everybody needs a re-evaluation of their priorities along with hunting, farming, and fishing skills. Can't afford McDonalds? Buy rice. Can't afford rice? grow-a-pear, can't grow-a-pear? then have a loved one take care of you, nobody loves you? you're screwed. IT'S THAT SIMPLE

Penny wise and pound something-something.

[Sagaris]

Vets. and elderly certainly deserve help from taxpayers, lazy people do not. I know that there is no simple solution or way to define who is deserving of anything but man oh man by the way the laws are defined I am poor enough to qualify for lots of welfare programs + benefits including food stamps, aid for my heating bill in the winter, and others. I take zero of it because I live comfortably within my means and there is no reason why I should take those things from those who REALLY need them.

[Sagaris]

Penny wise and pound something-something.

Are you suggesting that welfare programs are not a huge drain?

[nrubenstein]

So my understanding is that the cuts are from predicted future spending increases.

“I could end the deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP all sitting members of congress are ineligible for reelection.”
— Warren Buffett

The problem with this approach is that you have to include an "except in cases of war" exemption. Except that the idiots always have us at war. On the other hand, I guess we could change that to "unless armed forces invade the United States or it's territories."