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Deficit cutters look to Pentagon budget [View all] Live and Learn Nov 2012 OP
Put that pig on a diet! SoapBox Nov 2012 #1
My thought too! Waltons_Mtn Nov 2012 #12
So the federal budget it 3.6 trillion dollars Drale Nov 2012 #2
Simpson/Bowles was $4 Trillion, not Billion. n/t OnlinePoker Nov 2012 #20
I meant Trillion not Billion Drale Nov 2012 #21
$4 trillion over 10 years, that's $400 billion per year. Angleae Nov 2012 #24
Ok. now I'm not the brightest bulb but.... jschurchin Nov 2012 #3
well???? heaven05 Nov 2012 #4
The most important part of cutting their budget is their carbon emissions. Gregorian Nov 2012 #5
Instead of building war toys, have them rebuilding roads, bridges, high speed rail, light rail, RC Nov 2012 #6
Yes please. With union workers, or veterans. No more no-bid contracts Myrina Nov 2012 #13
Let's begin with the medical research that is funded by the military ChazII Nov 2012 #7
Cut the DOD back to $300B/ yr and save 5 TRILLION over 10 yrs on point Nov 2012 #8
The DoD does not even know the exact number of military golf clubs and vacation destinations xtraxritical Nov 2012 #9
Well, I finally agree with that idiot Bainbridge Bear Nov 2012 #10
SS and Medicare are not even part of the deficit, they are fully funded be employee/employer xtraxritical Nov 2012 #26
Raising Grover's taxes.... Gumboot Nov 2012 #11
unprivatize all the services GI's used to do for themselves - food, maintenance and logisitics. cut msongs Nov 2012 #14
+1 Stop privatizing and profiting from war. nt Live and Learn Nov 2012 #16
Good one! Our military sholdn't be eating that crap anyway. DCKit Nov 2012 #18
The problem with that AlexSatan Nov 2012 #25
Carl Levin, D-Mich. ......willing to accept additional defense cuts of $10 billion a year DJ13 Nov 2012 #15
I agree... AntiFascist Nov 2012 #23
How to fix the deficit bl968 Nov 2012 #17
Way, way overdue, The Elephant In the Room colsohlibgal Nov 2012 #19
If we can't afford to educate our children, to tend to our sick or care for our elderly ... Scuba Nov 2012 #22
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