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woo me with science

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4. No, the looting and the pain were not 1:1

Reply to Report1212 (Original post)

Mon Dec 10, 2012, 03:46 PM

Dec 2012

so neither should be the solution.

As others have said above, if they want cuts, cut the damned wars. Cut the drones, and cut the Department of Homeland Security. Cut the militarization of our police forces. Cut the surveillance state and the new spy center in Utah. Cut the warmongering.

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Tom Harkin lays it down: any balanced fiscal deal MUST include 1-to-1 ratio of cuts to revenue! [View all] Report1212 Dec 2012 OP

Cuts to the military are the only ones we should be making. Gregorian Dec 2012 #1

even 1-to-1 is silly. just look at what caused the deficits and reverse that. unblock Dec 2012 #2

+1 limpyhobbler Dec 2012 #5

agreed DJ13 Dec 2012 #6

Yes, cut military spend and increase taxes on the rich. Middle class as suffered already uponit7771 Dec 2012 #3

No, the looting and the pain were not 1:1 woo me with science Dec 2012 #4

Also fair points nt Report1212 Dec 2012 #7

Now they have Harkin on board for cuts to the safety net? Oilwellian Dec 2012 #8

the whole party with few exceptions is on board. HiPointDem Dec 2012 #10

Harkin's my hero oasis Dec 2012 #9

how is this heroic? "the rack is too extreme, we'll stick with the lash" the fact that there *will HiPointDem Dec 2012 #11