(08-20-2018 06:39 PM)Niner National Wrote:  

(08-20-2018 06:28 PM)TigerBlue4Ever Wrote:  

(08-20-2018 06:24 PM)olliebaba Wrote:  

(08-20-2018 06:18 PM)Marc Mensa Wrote:  

(08-20-2018 06:04 PM)umbluegray Wrote:  Cut spending across the board. Period.

Do it today. Do it now.



But politicians WON'T do it.

I for one do not want higher taxes. Just because pols refuse to balance the budget & curb spending doesn't mean they have the right to take it from me.


"Taxation with representation isn't so hot, either."

The only buckets that can be meaningfully cut to offset the Trump/Ryan deficits are Social Security and Medicare.

What? Did you tear up your Socialist Party card? Why would you want to cut SS and Medicare and then campaign for it, like you know, free everything.

Buckets? That's cute. They are entitlements. There are government welfare programs to which none are entitled that could be cut.

And revenues will come up as unemployment numbers go down.

unemployment numbers can't really get much better than they are right now. What we need is wage growth. I'm hopeful that will happen, but it hasn't happened yet to any meaningful degree.