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NYC_SKP

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2. When you project these costs further and further out into the future...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Sat Apr 7, 2012, 11:52 AM

Apr 2012

...you realize that somethings got to give.

It's scary. I'm happy to live with a fraction of our military expense, but what are we going to do about health care?

What used to be provided by your employer now costs more than your rent or mortgage!

And it can only get worse.

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Almost Half of U.S. Tax Money Goes to military and Health Care [View all] kpete Apr 2012 OP

Wow, interest is up to 8.1% and that is with record low borrowing costs banned from Kos Apr 2012 #1

When you project these costs further and further out into the future... NYC_SKP Apr 2012 #2

Yep, agree. I'm certainly no economist, but I think it's going to RKP5637 Apr 2012 #3

We pay twice as much for health care as other developed countries with worse results... rfranklin Apr 2012 #5

You're right and the GOP knows it. To balance the budget taxes need to go banned from Kos Apr 2012 #6

A portion of which gets laundered back to congress as "campaign contributions" (bribes.) PSPS Apr 2012 #4

Here's a good graphic from not too long ago: bhikkhu Apr 2012 #7

that is a graph for discretionary spending only banned from Kos Apr 2012 #9

Well, this is where true civil disobedience lies... judy Apr 2012 #8