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Old 07-16-11, 10:46 PM   #6
Onkel Neal
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Originally Posted by mookiemookie View Post
  • cut foreign aid in half
  • eliminate farm subsidies
  • reduce the military to pre-Iraq size, bring all combat forces home from Iraq & Afghanistan
  • give the Army 5 years to close half of all foreign bases
  • cap Medicare growth
  • reduce Social Security benefits for high income earners
  • re-institute the Estate tax, but exempt the first 3 million of any estate
I agree with all but the last. I can't stand estate taxes, it's just not right that the govt can come in & grab property just because someone dies and leaves it to an heir. Much of it was already taxed.

But hey, we agree on the first few, that's a start!
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