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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna
OK, Gnu, I'm with you in completely eliminating every single one of the government programs listed in your article. That will reduce government spending by $120 billion a year.
Now, where do we cut the other $980 billion a year in order to balance the budget?
Are we getting back to "means testing" Social Security and Medicare benefits and reducing defense spending? Where are the other costs totaling $980 billion that are candidates for cutting?
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I just reviewed the numbers from the web site that I posted. The numbers are not $120 BILLION dollars, it's ONE TRILLION, NINE HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR BILLION, FORTY TWO MILLION, TWO HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND DOLLARS. nO SMALL SUM TO CUT!