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Sancho

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5. The easiest thing to do would be reducing the military by half (at least)...

Reply to SmileyRose (Original post)

Fri Nov 9, 2012, 08:31 AM

Nov 2012

followed by elimination of all subsidies to any company or corporation with more than 20 employees.

But I agree, some states are givers and others are takers (in the words of our repub friends).

I'd dare the GOP to quit building so many expensive planes and ships.

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Fact is, we ARE going to have to cut off all the moochers to avoid the fiscal cliff. [View all] SmileyRose Nov 2012 OP

WEALTHfare is the greatest stumbling block to a balanced budget. SubgeniusHasSlack Nov 2012 #1

Wow. I am going to use this term. Thank you. n/t reflection Nov 2012 #12

That is the perfect word for it.. butterfly77 Nov 2012 #25

Great idea - show us how it's supposed to work socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #2

I like your way of thinking, and join you in the challenge. mother earth Nov 2012 #17

I live in a red state and it's not what I want. Fawke Em Nov 2012 #24

The OT is talking about Georgia, and they'd never be able to make this work as an example, I think mother earth Nov 2012 #27

I got what you meant, but the same is true in Tennessee. Fawke Em Nov 2012 #32

FE, I'm not sure you do get me. Time to call them on their own stupidity. It's the only way. mother earth Nov 2012 #33

no doubt spending cuts have to happen beachbumbob Nov 2012 #3

The same can be said about South Dakota... IthinkThereforeIAM Nov 2012 #4

The easiest thing to do would be reducing the military by half (at least)... Sancho Nov 2012 #5

BINGO! RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #8

keep in mind.... essaynnc Nov 2012 #13

Infrastructure Sentath Nov 2012 #14

Yup theKed Nov 2012 #28

Make them build windmills instead of guns RoccoR5955 Nov 2012 #29

That is part of the answer - the other part is taxation. TBF Nov 2012 #11

Why not use the military to fix roads and bridges - They're already paid for! n/t socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #22

Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and my home state of Texas, I TRIPPLE dog dare ya! Dustlawyer Nov 2012 #6

Never ceeRoy Nov 2012 #16

True dat! Dustlawyer Nov 2012 #31

Some good starts would be... Swede Atlanta Nov 2012 #7

A return to the small family farmers would be great, minus the GMOs, we'd all have a healthier food mother earth Nov 2012 #18

Civil War reconstruction The Wizard Nov 2012 #9

Since when did Alaska and the Dakotas, to name 3 cordelia Nov 2012 #26

Oh Lord....I can hear them now... BlueJazz Nov 2012 #10

I used to think the R's should be pig not elephant SmileyRose Nov 2012 #30

Adjust the number of electors by the ratio of federal tax dollars to/from Washington. Thor_MN Nov 2012 #15

Some great suggestions, let's hope we return to a gov't of the people, by the people and for the mother earth Nov 2012 #19

The R's have the Assembly, State Senate, Governor's office and State Supreme Court here in Wis ... Scuba Nov 2012 #20

Cut off subsidies to big oil and nuclear. Cut off all tax breaks to companies who are not based here peacebird Nov 2012 #21

Minnie The Moocher struggle4progress Nov 2012 #23