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19. instead of insulting it... use your words and tell me why

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I think the Federal budget is indeed bloated and needs to be slashed. [View all] WarGamer Dec 2024 OP

+1. Should have done this under Obama or Biden, rather than waiting for trump. One quibble, Medicare doesn't pay Silent Type Dec 2024 #1

Everything you say is correct FakeNoose Dec 2024 #2

That is a luddite view of the world. drray23 Dec 2024 #3

Yes, that animal is made up. maxsolomon Dec 2024 #6

Think he was reaching for "marmot" dpibel Dec 2024 #27

Start with oil, gas, and coal subsidies. The rest is debatable. nt eppur_se_muova Dec 2024 #4

DU's mortal enemy, the hated New York Times, once had a "you cut the budget" feature maxsolomon Dec 2024 #5

How about taxing these billionaires who can give tens of millions of dollars to politicians... appmanga Dec 2024 #7

What appmanga said. Kid Berwyn Dec 2024 #47

Lift the kacekwl Dec 2024 #8

This. Really, kids, it's not rocket science. Scrivener7 Dec 2024 #37

The cost of debt is not changed by minting a coin - of any value karynnj Dec 2024 #9

The debt has to be eliminated... WarGamer Dec 2024 #18

The debt does not have to be eliminated karynnj Dec 2024 #24

that's right... and a risk. WarGamer Dec 2024 #25

Don't renew the tax cuts for the wealthy to raise more income karynnj Dec 2024 #44

Not a single "vulnerable person" is hurt by cutting the Pentagon budget by 50% WarGamer Dec 2024 #45

However that is not what they are speaking of cutting. karynnj Dec 2024 #46

Get rid of FERNs for currency and print US notes soandso Dec 2024 #30

Putin and Xi would love your plan to disarm our military. BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #10

At 50% of our current spending we'd still be the world's greatest military. WarGamer Dec 2024 #16

We seem to be "protector or Daddy" for Israel, Ukraine, and Taiwan among others HereForTheParty Dec 2024 #11

The OP is for isolationism BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #12

Cutting a bloated military budget is isolationism? dpibel Dec 2024 #28

No that's the disarmament part. BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #41

That sort of logic is a carbon copy of Neocon dogma from the late 90's and early 00's... WarGamer Dec 2024 #43

It's not isolationism soandso Dec 2024 #31

So you don't agree with the majority of Democrats that support Ukraine. BannonsLiver Dec 2024 #40

there you go again... painting people into a corner WarGamer Dec 2024 #42

I don't care what any majority thinks soandso Dec 2024 #48

Let's keep the money for the spotted marmet. Passages Dec 2024 #13

That might not have been the best example soandso Dec 2024 #32

My response was more tongue and cheek. What I do believe the American people Passages Dec 2024 #39

Agreed :) soandso Dec 2024 #49

how much did repukes waste on bullshi wars Skittles Dec 2024 #14

I was anti_iraq war from the start. WarGamer Dec 2024 #15

neither war accomplished a fucking thing Skittles Dec 2024 #20

War IS a racket. WarGamer Dec 2024 #22

We could (end poverty), but you know very well we won't. harumph Dec 2024 #23

That's some pretty ignorant gibberish. thebigidea Dec 2024 #17

instead of insulting it... use your words and tell me why WarGamer Dec 2024 #19

THANK YOU Skittles Dec 2024 #21

Yep. Not a clue. Scrivener7 Dec 2024 #36

What do you have against the spotted Marmet ... VMA131Marine Dec 2024 #26

OMG, look at that! soandso Dec 2024 #33

The problem with cutting spending lapfog_1 Dec 2024 #29

That's ONE side of the ledger. The OTHER side is .... Martin Eden Dec 2024 #34

I guarantee it will be ten times worse when they're done. It always is. Scrivener7 Dec 2024 #35

Scientific research project funding is minuscule. Voltaire2 Dec 2024 #38