If they don't want to cut Medicare fine - let's cut the defense budget by 10%

[Tony_FLADEM]

to pay for health care reform. I wonder how the Republicans would fight against that if Democrats proposed it.

[HowHasItComeToThis]

1. MORE THAN 10 %

[GreenPartyVoter]

2. 75% sounds pretty good to me.

[uponit7771]

3. AMEN!!!

[a kennedy]

4. OMG!!! that's perfect!!!

now how do we get the country on board???

[Tony_FLADEM]

6. We explain to the American people that

if you cut the defense budget by 10% you could save between $65 and 70 billion each year. The U.S. would still be spending at least $650 billion each year to provide for the defense of this country.


France, England, China, and Russia don't spend anything near $650 billion on their defense and they are not in any danger. Why is the U.S. any different in this regard.

[a kennedy]

7. well that sure sounds like a plan to moi!!!

:fistbump: :patriot:

[FormerDittoHead]

5. Not gonna happen. We're hostages. Here's how that would play out...

The democrats would never do it, because they're cowards.

If they cut it by as little as 10%, (I'm with the others, 25% would be a MODEST cut) "the blood of the next soldier who would die would be on the hands of those commie-liberals".

I'm honestly beginning to think what happened to Russia is happening here, complete with Afghanistan.

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[NC_Nurse]

8. B-b-b-uuttt, we'll all DIE!

:scared:


;-)

[rollingrock]

9. Too late

the overall defense budget was raised by 4% for 2010.
that's even higher than any of Bush's defense budgets.


Oct. 27, 2009

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) -- The White House said Tuesday that President Barack Obama would approve the Defense Department's $680 billion budget for fiscal 2010, which includes funding to increase military personnel and support the ongoing conflicts in Iraq and Afghanistan...more

www.marketwatch.com/story/obama-to-sign-2010-defense-spending-bill-2009-10-27

[rurallib]

10. But see there are defense contractors in every congreesional district

whereas you can't find health care outlets in a lot of congressio ---
no scratch that.
I mean health care does not create jo ----
No scratch that - I mean
the US has no vested interest in the health of ----
Shit - this really makes sense

[K8-EEE]

11. Let's stop the federal war on marijuana....

And also produce it cheaply for medicinal purposes, how much money will THAT save, "Fiscal Conservatives?"

[Warpy]

12. We desperately need to cut it 10% per year

until we're in line with what other countries spend.

No more Imperial force scattered across the globe. No more over engineered hardware that breaks down if you look at it wrong. Just a basic, well trained and well supplied defense force that no one in the rest of the world would want to fuck with. That's plenty.

Empire is for the rich.

National security requires we cut the Pentagon budget and spend it on rebuilding strategic industries we'd need if the world erupts into war again. It requires rebuilding our infrastructure, including the power grid. It requires making sure the population is fed and healthy.

Empire is not working for us. We need to discard it and forcing the generals to make tough decisions and close the welfare office the Koch brothers have enjoyed so long is the first step.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

13. Now, THIS is change I can get behind!

More than 10% would be even better.

K&R

[budkin]

14. At least by 25-30%

[tritsofme]

15. Yeah gee whiz, I wonder how

Republicans would fight against Democrats lining up and committing suicide?

Good thing we will never face such a problem.

[annabanana]

16. k&r. . . . . n/t

[Frosty1]

17. yep

:yourock:

[clarence swinney]

18. On Target

Congressmen talk blarney like McCain on Earmarks
Earmarks are a nothing in total.

Go after Spending Top Down

Defense
Social Security
Medicare
Medicaid
Interest

Taxing-Go Top Down--

Rich own us-- 20% own 93% of our Total Financial Wealth.
80% own equity in homes.

Lift SS Cap- an easy one=big bucks
Increase Estate Tax
Unearned Income to 28% like Earned Income--big big big

These will solve many of our dire problems for decades.

It will take a decade to re-redistribute

Cap loss of jobs to overseas. A must.

Manufacturing industry to Financial Industry and top 20% already have it in their pocket.

Close Wall Street Gambling Casino for the Rich

Back to sell stock to raise funds for business growth.

No trading in stocks.

You buy you can sell only back to original owner.

Simple--who will do it? Takes one who has no $$$$ from Wall Street

Ever notice our Financial Experts in Government are from Wall Street?

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[harun]

19. I'll call your 10% and raise it to 50%.

[slipslidingaway]

20. Medicare enrollment will almost double over the next 20 years, how we can...

use savings from Medicare to pay for HC reform does not make sense to me.

[Synicus Maximus]

21. I like this idea. But I'm not sure 10% is enough.