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Old 02-14-11, 06:40 PM   #12
Takeda Shingen
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Originally Posted by Platapus View Post
First step should be to freeze government spending. All government spending. Yes that means the military too. This will drastically slow down the growth of our deficit. It will still grow due to interest/SS/Medicare but it is a first step (if you find yourself in a deficit, first stop spending more money).
I agree. Any serious discussion about spending reduction must include the average 1/5th of the budget that is defense spending.
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