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**gariharlj** · 04-04-2011, 04:04 AM

Whatever bill passes Congress this year won't include entitlements, both sides are hoping growth will cut some of the budget. Obviously, something has to be done to curb entitlement growth and hoping for a pandemic ain't gonna be enough. The problem is the election cycles run together now and both sides only have one chance every 4 years to do this, and they just blew this one. I'm no fan of cutting SS but I don't see another option, medicare is too important and the health care bill is going to take years before it starts to cut the deficit. I'm not bagging on either side right now, I just see us kicking the can down the road again.

04-04-2011, 04:04 AM	#8
gariharlj Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 455 Senior Member	Whatever bill passes Congress this year won't include entitlements, both sides are hoping growth will cut some of the budget. Obviously, something has to be done to curb entitlement growth and hoping for a pandemic ain't gonna be enough. The problem is the election cycles run together now and both sides only have one chance every 4 years to do this, and they just blew this one. I'm no fan of cutting SS but I don't see another option, medicare is too important and the health care bill is going to take years before it starts to cut the deficit. I'm not bagging on either side right now, I just see us kicking the can down the road again.
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