SSsssooo what would you cut.???????

[Onkel Neal]

Originally Posted by mookiemookie

• 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!