These are all the programs that the new Republican House has proposed cutting. Read to the end.

* Corporation for Public Broadcasting Subsidy -- $445 million annual savings.
* Save America 's Treasures Program -- $25 million annual savings.
* International Fund for Ireland -- $17 million annual savings.
* Legal Services Corporation -- $420 million annual savings.
* National Endowment for the Arts -- $167.5 million annual savings.
* National Endowment for the Humanities -- $167.5 million annual savings.
* Hope VI Program -- $250 million annual savings.
* Amtrak Subsidies -- $1.565 billion annual savings.
* Eliminate duplicative education programs -- H.R. 2274 (in last Congress), authored by Rep. McKeon, eliminates 68 at a savings of $1.3 billion annually.
* U.S. Trade Development Agency -- $55 million annual savings.
* Woodrow Wilson Center Subsidy -- $20 million annual savings.
* Cut in half funding for congressional printing and binding -- $47 million annual savings.
* John C. Stennis Center Subsidy -- $430,000 annual savings.
* Community Development Fund -- $4.5 billion annual savings.
* Heritage Area Grant s and Statutory Aid -- $24 million annual savings.
* Cut�Federal Travel Budget in Half -- $7.5 billion annual savings
* Trim Federal Vehicle Budget by 20% -- $600 million annual savings.
* Essential Air Service -- $150 million annual savings.
* Technology Innovation Program -- $70 million annual savings.
* Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program -- $125 million annual savings.
* Department of Energy Grant s to States for Weatherization -- $530 million annual savings.
* Beach Replenishment -- $95 million annual savings.
* New Starts Transit -- $2 billion annual savings.
* Exchange Programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical Trading Partners in Massachusetts -- $9 million annual savings
* Intercity and High Speed Rail Grant s -- $2.5 billion annual savings.
* Title X Family Planning -- $318 million annual savings.
* Appalachian Regional Commission -- $76 million annual savings.
* Economic Development Administration -- $293 million annual savings.
* Programs under the National and Community Services Act -- $1.15 billion annual savings.
* Applied Research at Department of Energy -- $1.27 billion annual savings.
* FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership -- $200 million annual savings.
* Energy Star Program -- $52 million annual savings.
* Economic Assistance to Egypt -- $250 million annually.
* U.S. Agency for International Development -- $1.39 billion annual savings.
* General Assistance to District of Columbia -- $210 million annual savings.
* Subsidy for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority -- $150 million annual savings.
* Presidential Campaign Fund -- $775 million savings over ten years.
* No funding for federal office space acquisition -- $864 million annual savings.
* End prohibitions on competitive sourcing of government services.
* Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act -- More than $1 billion annually.
* IRS Direct Deposit: Require the IRS to deposit fees for some services it offers (such as processing payment plans for taxpayers) to the Treasury, instead of allowing it to remain as part of its budget -- $1.8 billion savings over ten years.
* Require collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees -- $1 billion total savings. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ABOUT?
* Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees -- $1.2 billion savings over ten years.
* Sell excess federal properties the government does not make use of -- $15 billion total savings.
* Eliminate death gratuity for Members of Congress. WHAT???
* Eliminate Mohair Subsidies -- $1 million annual savings.
* Eliminate taxpayer subsidies to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- $12.5 million annual savings WELL ISN'T THAT SPECIAL
* Eliminate Market Access Program -- $200 million annual savings.
* USDA Sugar Program -- $14 million annual savings.
* Subsidy to Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) -- $93 million annual savings.
* Eliminate the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program -- $56.2 million annual savings.
* Eliminate fund for Obamacare administrative costs -- $900 million savings.
* Ready to Learn TV Program -- $27 million savings.. WHY?????
* HUD Ph.D. Program.
* Deficit Reduction Check-Off Act.
* TOTAL SAVINGS: $2.5 Trillion over Ten Years

My question is, what is all this doing in the budget in the first place?

Originally Posted by villagegolfer

These are all the programs that the new Republican House has proposed cutting. Read to the end.

* Corporation for Public Broadcasting Subsidy -- $445 million annual savings.
* Save America 's Treasures Program -- $25 million annual savings.
* International Fund for Ireland -- $17 million annual savings.
* Legal Services Corporation -- $420 million annual savings.
* National Endowment for the Arts -- $167.5 million annual savings.
* National Endowment for the Humanities -- $167.5 million annual savings.
* Hope VI Program -- $250 million annual savings.
* Amtrak Subsidies -- $1.565 billion annual savings.
* Eliminate duplicative education programs -- H.R. 2274 (in last Congress), authored by Rep. McKeon, eliminates 68 at a savings of $1.3 billion annually.
* U.S. Trade Development Agency -- $55 million annual savings.
* Woodrow Wilson Center Subsidy -- $20 million annual savings.
* Cut in half funding for congressional printing and binding -- $47 million annual savings.
* John C. Stennis Center Subsidy -- $430,000 annual savings.
* Community Development Fund -- $4.5 billion annual savings.
* Heritage Area Grant s and Statutory Aid -- $24 million annual savings.
* Cut�Federal Travel Budget in Half -- $7.5 billion annual savings
* Trim Federal Vehicle Budget by 20% -- $600 million annual savings.
* Essential Air Service -- $150 million annual savings.
* Technology Innovation Program -- $70 million annual savings.
* Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program -- $125 million annual savings.
* Department of Energy Grant s to States for Weatherization -- $530 million annual savings.
* Beach Replenishment -- $95 million annual savings.
* New Starts Transit -- $2 billion annual savings.
* Exchange Programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical Trading Partners in Massachusetts -- $9 million annual savings
* Intercity and High Speed Rail Grant s -- $2.5 billion annual savings.
* Title X Family Planning -- $318 million annual savings.
* Appalachian Regional Commission -- $76 million annual savings.
* Economic Development Administration -- $293 million annual savings.
* Programs under the National and Community Services Act -- $1.15 billion annual savings.
* Applied Research at Department of Energy -- $1.27 billion annual savings.
* FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership -- $200 million annual savings.
* Energy Star Program -- $52 million annual savings.
* Economic Assistance to Egypt -- $250 million annually.
* U.S. Agency for International Development -- $1.39 billion annual savings.
* General Assistance to District of Columbia -- $210 million annual savings.
* Subsidy for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority -- $150 million annual savings.
* Presidential Campaign Fund -- $775 million savings over ten years.
* No funding for federal office space acquisition -- $864 million annual savings.
* End prohibitions on competitive sourcing of government services.
* Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act -- More than $1 billion annually.
* IRS Direct Deposit: Require the IRS to deposit fees for some services it offers (such as processing payment plans for taxpayers) to the Treasury, instead of allowing it to remain as part of its budget -- $1.8 billion savings over ten years.
* Require collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees -- $1 billion total savings. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ABOUT?
* Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees -- $1.2 billion savings over ten years.
* Sell excess federal properties the government does not make use of -- $15 billion total savings.
* Eliminate death gratuity for Members of Congress. WHAT???
* Eliminate Mohair Subsidies -- $1 million annual savings.
* Eliminate taxpayer subsidies to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change -- $12.5 million annual savings WELL ISN'T THAT SPECIAL
* Eliminate Market Access Program -- $200 million annual savings.
* USDA Sugar Program -- $14 million annual savings.
* Subsidy to Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) -- $93 million annual savings.
* Eliminate the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program -- $56.2 million annual savings.
* Eliminate fund for Obamacare administrative costs -- $900 million savings.
* Ready to Learn TV Program -- $27 million savings.. WHY?????
* HUD Ph.D. Program.
* Deficit Reduction Check-Off Act.
* TOTAL SAVINGS: $2.5 Trillion over Ten Years

My question is, what is all this doing in the budget in the first place?

This is sickening.

Like this:
* Cut Federal Travel Budget in Half -- $7.5 billion annual savings
* Trim Federal Vehicle Budget by 20% -- $600 million annual savings.

Yes, citizens do not know of the waste of our taxpayer money. Yet, they want to reduce your social security payments?

Originally Posted by villagegolfer

Yes, citizens do not know of the waste of our taxpayer money. Yet, they want to reduce your social security payments?

Good point vg.... That says it all. What's wrong with this picture?

Originally Posted by villagegolfer

Yes, citizens do not know of the waste of our taxpayer money. Yet, they want to reduce your social security payments?

Who's "they"?

These are my two favorites-

* Require collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees -- $1 billion total savings. WHAT THE HELL IS THIS ABOUT?
* Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees -- $1.2 billion savings over ten years. MORE WHAT THE HELL...

Villagegolfer, Thank you soooo much for sharing this information! WOW!

"Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees".

Can you give some examples of what taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees you are referring to?

"Essential Air Service -- $150 million annual savings."

Can you explain exactly what Essential Air Service is and how it works for both the consumer and the airline?

Originally Posted by buggyone

"Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees".

Can you give some examples of what taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees you are referring to?

"Essential Air Service -- $150 million annual savings."

Can you explain exactly what Essential Air Service is and how it works for both the consumer and the airline?

There really are no specific explanations for all of these items. It's all listed as VG's said, though.

Here's a link to U.S. New & World Reports story that you can peruse.

http://www.usnews.com/news/washingto...-spending-cuts

This is great. And we haven't even gotten to Defense, Medicare and Social Security. Take a whack at those and we'd be getting somewhere.

Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

This is great. And we haven't even gotten to Defense, Medicare and Social Security. Take a whack at those and we'd be getting somewhere.

Money is just flowing out like a stream of water. Nobody is paying attention. Yet they are not giving SS increases. Wake up people. Our money is being Pi**** away to buy votes. Politicians care only for votes.

Originally Posted by villagegolfer

Money is just flowing out like a stream of water. Nobody is paying attention. Yet they are not giving SS increases. Wake up people. Our money is being Pi**** away to buy votes. Politicians care only for votes.

Could you please clarify this statement. I went back to be sure and you have many times said SS is a Ponzi scheme. Should we agree with the GOP and abolish SS or should we get increases in our checks?

Originally Posted by DaleMN

Who's "they"?

They are the congress of the USA. That includes the House, the Senate and the POTUS. What is needed is relentless positive action on spending and an attribute in place that will solve the problem. NO ONE IN CONGRESS WANTS TO TACKLE THIS. It is my contention this problem is being kicked down the road until after the 2012 elections. I am not listening to any more excuses like it was the prior administrations fault anymore. The POTUS took the job to fix these problems, isn't about time He and the rest of the Congress delivered on these promises?? The time for finger pointing and placing blame is over, the time for being concerned with who is going to get credit for any accomplishments is gone. We the American Voters demand all of Congress gets off their duffs and get to work, not after the 2012 elections but TODAY. We the American people deserve, no demand, better than what this Congress, so far, has given us.

Originally Posted by The Villager II

Could you please clarify this statement. I went back to be sure and you have many times said SS is a Ponzi scheme. Should we agree with the GOP and abolish SS or should we get increases in our checks?

I missed the part of the GOP Platform where they propose the abolishment of the Social Security program. Can you please provide a link.

Didn't Wannabee Rick Perry call Social Security a Ponzi Scheme and other Wannabees jump on that bandwagon?

Social Security is poised for a 3% increase in benefits in 2012.

Dale, you have to remember these GNopers are all NIMBYs. They are all for government cuts but do not want it to happen to them. Hence, Not In My Back Yard.

Originally Posted by RichieLion

I missed the part of the GOP Platform where they propose the abolishment of the Social Security program. Can you please provide a link.

Its like tag team wrestling. I would prefer that VG is given the opportunity to answer for himself if that is OK. No offense.