I thought about it, but it wouldn't change anything:
bkg - what would you do?
NHS - fawk you.
bkg - seriously - what's your answer?
NHS - you're a 100%-er, ron-paul loving idiot who hates the military
bkg - so how do you cut the debt
NHS - you're an idiot who has shit ideas
pretty much already played out there, hasn't it?
Yo, ****bubble--did I say you hated the military? No, but neither have you yet to answer my question as to whether or not military retirement benefiits (pay, VA, etc.,) are considered "entitlements" (psst--by your definition, they are.)
And yes, your "ideas" are shit. Please tell me how you would implement even the least severe of the measures you propose without decades-long devestation to the economy.
I've in fact heard your "proposals" from others. Usually from Paulbots, and usually with no deeper thought to the subject than, "Let's cut EVERYTHING!" Sounds good on the surface, but what you once again fail to grasp is that there is NO quick fix. The debt goes far beyond just SS or other "entitlement" spending, and getting to the point where national debt is less than 50 percent of GDP (as it was less than five years ago) will take DECADES to fix. Sadly, my detaling what needs to be done, and when, would not only not satisfy your "requirements", they'd not go deep enough, and frankly, you probably don't understand them anyway.
Now I realize this is going to be difficult, and in fact likely impossible for you to attempt, but try this:
Instead of using your entire mental faculties to trace your finger along the screen and mouth the words which are written there, try stopping that, and actually UNDERSTANDING what is written rather than just reading it. That's going to go above and beyond just aping what someone has told you. Again, I know you're likely out of your depth, but I have to at least ATTEMPT to give you benefit of the doubt at least once.
One thing that hasn't yet been proposed which I will throw out there as a small bone is this:
--Eliminate the EIC.
Here are a few others:
--Minimum tax bracket for ALL taxpayers of 10 percent. EVERYONE pays.
--Eliminate deduction for mortgage interest, but lower taxable income rate for singles making less than 100K (married 150K) to 15 percent. Lock in marginal federal tax rate at 28 percent starting at 200K in 2010 dollars, and index to inflation. Couple that with simplification of tax code which minimizes loopholes, but provides credit for investment in domestic companies or investments.
--Reduce budgets of Depts. of Education and Dept. of Energy to eliminate both departments in 20 years. Interior is responsible for all energy development on US soil and offshore. Essential functions such as NRC, etc., are transferred to other agencies such as Homeland Security, etc. Pare down other departments such as HHS and Homeland Security to privatize large functions such as TSA and CDC.
--Enforce border controls as set forth in 1986 immigration law, to include prosecution of companies which knowingly employ illegals. Nothing like a few CEO's doing a perp walk for having illegals on the line to discourage fraudulent employment. No amnesty, no "pay a fine", no years in immigration limbo, no "catch-and-release". If you're caught, you're gone. Try again, five years in federal prison.
--Transfer Medicare/Medicaid back to 100 percent state/local control. More conservative states will show the way to the more liberal ones.
--Re-reform welfare. No more than 2 years lifetime UEI benefits versus the current 5.
There, does that make your little cootchie feel all better now, bkg?
