I would say the first place to start would be on the waste identified by the GAO, then we need to examine how our social programs can be modified to make them more sustainable, then lock those funds from being used to offset other government costs, reduce the size and spending of our military, then equitably set the tax rates to provide the income necessary to pay our bills. with enough left over to begin paying down our debt.
The first chore will take years to resolve and it may take a Constitutional Amendment to make any progress. It is not possible for government to maintain any social programs simply because their first priority is getting elected and will thus never make the difficult decisions. We should know that by now.
You mean I should throw the word fascist around like the way people throw the word communism around?
You should never use any political terms unless they are appropriate to the occasion. And of course my meaning was quite clear and shouldn't need an explanation..
Agreed. As Warren Buffett noted, "There’s class warfare, all right, but it’s my class, the rich class, that’s making war, and we’re winning."
It sounds as though Warren was trying to be clever, but yes the rich will always tend to be rich because they know how to make money. That secret seems to elude many people. They seem to think the government can make them rich.
Governments are the problem? Not the people we elect to run it? So your plan is to have no government?
Certainly the people who were stupid enough to vote for Barrack Obama were part of the problem, but let's hope they won;t make that mistake twice.
How do you feel my plan is to have no government? Whatever gave you that idea? You really must respond to what's in front of you rather than drifting off into some dream-state only you inhabit.