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Barneget
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that is Democracy
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2/20/2011 7:32:06 PM
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Hound, I agree that taxes will be raised, and when it happens, hopefully it will be across the board, with every penny earmarked for DEBT REDUCTION and tied to a balanced budget amendment. Along with that, the EITC should be eliminated for people that don't pay taxes, Medicaid and Medicare funding should be reduced to 2003 levels, Social Security to 2006, with the disability payments available only to those terminally ill, Inspector Generals and outside auditors reviewing, and disclosing their findings regarding the explosion in veterans disability claims, and Fed Employee Retirement benefits based on a 10 year earning average instead of the highest 2. We disagree on your statement "it is stupid to shut down government". I remember 1995, and still think the shutdown was a good thing. It seems that less bad things happened during that shutdown period, and some really good things came out of it that would never have come about without the shutdown. Reference your "not everyone voted for Republicans" statement. ALL responsibilty for any shutdown rests squarely on the people who voted for the Democrats. They, the Democrats, led the House until 01/05/2011 (46 days ago), still control the Senate, and are on the lap of the current occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. They, the people elected by the Democrat voters, abdicated their responsibility to build a budget. I'm sure you knew that, just forgot to mention it.
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