[arcaniagainee]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000..._LEFTopStories

At stake, in addition to the mortgage-interest deductions, are child tax credits and the ability of employees to pay their portion of their health-insurance tab with pretax dollars.

[poulaMahmah]

The only real cut that I saw mentioned was in defense (Offense, in this case) spending.

While I would welcome that.. It appears (Predictably) that most of the focus is on just raising more revenue through taxation.

The obligatory references to how motherfucking HARD it is to balance the budget are salted around and the whole exercise appears to be little more than wasted time and money.. A con job, foisted off on a bunch of craven political operatives by a President and a Congress who don't even have enough balls between them to pass a fucking budget.

We're hosed.. Nothing good will come of this.

[derinasderun]

Vote Independent

[911_993_911]

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000..._LEFTopStories

At stake, in addition to the mortgage-interest deductions, are child tax credits and the ability of employees to pay their portion of their health-insurance tab with pretax dollars.

It's annoying to see those mentioned, they only really affect the middle class. Poor people don't have enough to matter, and the wealthy have them phased out, so you're really talking about Joe Taxpayer when you get rid of them.

Worse, the article mentions this:
Committee officials have also focused on the $700 billion in annual defense spending, which accounts for more than half of domestic discretionary spending. Critics say the government could cut some of the $400 billion spent on outside contractors I'm sorry, but that's the shit I find fucking retarded. The amount of money we spend on private contractors is rediculous. I think it's a bad idea to have anyone representing the United States in a millitary conflict that doesn't have to answer to the chain of command.

[MannoFr]

It's annoying to see those mentioned, they only really affect the middle class. Poor people don't have enough to matter, and the wealthy have them phased out, so you're really talking about Joe Taxpayer when you get rid of them.

Yeah.. They are the ones who will suffer the most.

Worse, the article mentions this:

I'm sorry, but that's the shit I find fucking retarded. The amount of money we spend on private contractors is rediculous. I think it's a bad idea to have anyone representing the United States in a millitary conflict that doesn't have to answer to the chain of command. I agree.. I think it's just a payday for the connected.

The Iraq war is useless.. Afghanistan doubly so.

It's an excuse to steal and pay cronies top dollar.

If we were serious about security, the southern border wouldn't be wide open to any Tom, Dick and Juan who wanted to waltz across with a bag full of dope.

[baronaaba]

Any 10 guys off the street could find 240 billion in the federal budget in minutes..

Klowngress simply isn't trying.

[larentont]

[anfuckinggs]

We spend way too much money on Defense.

[sbrpkkl]

We spend way too much money on Defense.

We spend too much on EVERYTHING.

Constitutional Governance would cost about 1/5th of what we are paying currently.

[AutocadOemM]

Note the interest on the debt is approaching the 240 billion they're looking to cut in the first place..


Derrr...

[geasurpacerma]

FEDGOV takes in (About, and averaged) 66 hundred dollars per man, woman and child, annually..

And it's STILL not enough.

[jinnamys]

FIRE EVERY GOD-DAMNED ONE OF THEM.