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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
How would you cut interest expense?
And soc. sec.?
And medicare?
I mean, sure, it's nice to say you'd cut those, but it's not called "entitlement" spending because it's discretionary. Are we supposed to tell all retirees that going forward their SS benefits are going to be 20 percent less? I suppose we can do that because modern assault rifles are probably too heavy for them to carry, but still.
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I can't cut interest, obviously.
I'd just cut SS. Across the board, 10%. If people don't like it, too bad. Work out your loans. Times are tough.
First I'd allow medicare to negotiate with the drug companies on pricing and pass those savings along. Then I'd just cut reimbursements, say 5%.
We have to take our poison sometime, for God's sake. Better now, so that future generations won't be so fucking dependent on these things.
