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You're already worse off than much of Europe, honestly. Legolas Send a noteboard - 16/04/2011 04:08:37 PM
Now for the opinion. We are in deep, deep trouble and entitlement spending needs to be scaled back significantly. We can't afford these reckless promises of the past. Either we start cutting now or we will end up like much of Europe and have to take extreme austerity measures when our house of cards comes crashing down.

Well, not worse than Greece and the like, obviously, but while Western Europe faces similar challenges because of its aging population - less of an issue in the US, though still an issue - the numbers here don't look quite as bleak, because our public health care spending - oh irony - isn't spiraling out of control quite as badly.

But either way, yes, entitlement spending has to be tackled seriously.
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Several basics facts about US Debt and Spending..... trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 04:41:55 AM 1375 Views
Well ... at least we've been here before ... ? The_Muted_Grimaud - 16/04/2011 06:41:00 AM 882 Views
Guess we should have okay'd those death panels for old people then. Big money saver. *NM* TaskmasterJack - 16/04/2011 03:38:00 PM 456 Views
Yeah, those old people are draining the system..... trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 06:57:59 PM 909 Views
You're already worse off than much of Europe, honestly. Legolas - 16/04/2011 04:08:37 PM 1008 Views
Re: You're already worse off than much of Europe, honestly. Tihs Tnuc - 17/04/2011 01:33:31 AM 1017 Views
Balancing our budget would be easy. ranagrande - 16/04/2011 06:46:32 PM 832 Views
Several of those aren't as easy as you make it sound, but the import tax is a big no-no. Legolas - 16/04/2011 07:34:30 PM 1060 Views
Also on the buying drugs from Canada idea Isaac - 16/04/2011 08:17:26 PM 935 Views
Re: Also on the buying drugs from Canada idea Macharius - 18/04/2011 01:59:44 PM 986 Views
Re: Also on the buying drugs from Canada idea Isaac - 18/04/2011 05:16:14 PM 1169 Views
Funny you mentioned WWII and 1968. Can you put tax rates at these times as well? Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 07:50:09 PM 1302 Views
Not really. Even if you can substantially raise tax revenue, the entitlement problem remains. *NM* Legolas - 16/04/2011 08:25:26 PM 400 Views
Re: Not really. Even if you can substantially raise tax revenue, the entitlement problem remains. Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 09:19:40 PM 970 Views
Have you ever looked at those projections for a decade or two hence? Legolas - 16/04/2011 10:13:12 PM 932 Views
Yes I have Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:44:50 PM 1073 Views
Erm, and you think total health care spending is not getting out of control? I'm a little confused. Legolas - 16/04/2011 11:02:52 PM 994 Views
Yes it's going out of control Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 11:17:59 PM 960 Views
Good, we agree on that much then. Legolas - 17/04/2011 09:59:17 AM 910 Views
Exactly. Cutting back on fraud and waste doesn't really put much of a dent in those projections. *NM* Tom - 17/04/2011 02:31:13 AM 382 Views
Sorry, but that is a stupid opinion..... trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 08:38:35 PM 901 Views
Sounds like another bull. Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 09:31:05 PM 1154 Views
Dude, the data is the data.....tax revenue increased all three times. trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 09:47:37 PM 1129 Views
As I suspected, it's a bull. Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:02:05 PM 1037 Views
Stop being a fool - read and react to the data provided, posting something..... trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 10:14:11 PM 791 Views
Response is Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:19:00 PM 1004 Views
Good lord.....it's like talking to a brick. I really hope you are 12 or 13. trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 10:28:44 PM 1003 Views
Re: Good lord.....it's like talking to a brick. I really hope you are 12 or 13. Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:47:24 PM 956 Views
I take it you mean "rate of revenue growth decreases". Legolas - 16/04/2011 11:11:19 PM 888 Views
Re: I take it you mean "rate of revenue growth decreases". Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 11:26:02 PM 1020 Views
Additional point Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 11:37:17 PM 1013 Views
It's not remarkable that revenue increased after the Reagan cuts. Tom - 17/04/2011 07:21:47 PM 1197 Views
I've just noticed that you've provided charts from Heritage Foundation! Are you f.. kidding me? Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:13:46 PM 882 Views
All the data is via CBO - do you know that the CBO is? trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 10:16:08 PM 897 Views
Re: All the data is via CBO - do you know that the CBO is? Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:27:01 PM 1007 Views
Nice try.....care to explain why the same exact thing happened..... trzaska2000 - 16/04/2011 10:35:44 PM 822 Views
Re: Nice try.....care to explain why the same exact thing happened..... Skeeve the Great - 16/04/2011 10:49:33 PM 976 Views
Krugman is a shill for the Obama administration. Tom - 17/04/2011 02:34:50 AM 823 Views
Re: Krugman is a shill for the Obama administration. Skeeve the Great - 17/04/2011 03:50:24 AM 1051 Views
Some obesrvations by Republican economists Skeeve the Great - 18/04/2011 12:27:04 AM 1190 Views
You mean the Keynesian economist who wrote The Failure of Reaganomics random thoughts - 18/04/2011 04:00:52 PM 845 Views
Re: You mean the Keynesian economist who wrote The Failure of Reaganomics Skeeve the Great - 18/04/2011 05:36:44 PM 827 Views
You use Krugman and then complain about the Heritage Foundation! Are you f.. kidding me? *NM* random thoughts - 18/04/2011 02:46:47 AM 419 Views
Useless fact about our presidents since 1945. heartbreak - 17/04/2011 09:20:16 PM 1128 Views
Re: Several basics facts about US Debt and Spending..... Skeeve the Great - 20/04/2011 03:51:19 PM 1270 Views
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