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**tobia** · 09-03-2011, 04:11 AM

It's not so much a political gamble as an opportunity that they can either seize or squander. If the Republicans cut mainly Democratic constituency programs, and cut them so deeply that enough people howl, and they do this without adequately preparing the public, they'll lose.

However, if they cut across the board so that the public perceives the cuts as fair, if they cut in ways that most people won't even notice the spending cuts personally, and if they make a strong case to the public, they'll win.

As long as the Republicans refuse to look at raising tax rate on the top 1%, but are willing to make deep cuts in programs for the poor, the elderlies and the sick. . .they will have a difficult time getting any person who can do some math to make sense of their policies!

09-03-2011, 04:11 AM	#22
tobia Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 524 Senior Member	It's not so much a political gamble as an opportunity that they can either seize or squander. If the Republicans cut mainly Democratic constituency programs, and cut them so deeply that enough people howl, and they do this without adequately preparing the public, they'll lose. However, if they cut across the board so that the public perceives the cuts as fair, if they cut in ways that most people won't even notice the spending cuts personally, and if they make a strong case to the public, they'll win. As long as the Republicans refuse to look at raising tax rate on the top 1%, but are willing to make deep cuts in programs for the poor, the elderlies and the sick. . .they will have a difficult time getting any person who can do some math to make sense of their policies!
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