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NotThisTime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:23 PM
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So tell me, what will they cut first to cut the deficit? Won't be defense... what then?
How far back do they want the American people to go? This election was bought and paid for by big business.
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Lost-in-FL Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:24 PM
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1. It won't be their salary. nt
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msongs Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:25 PM
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2. neither repubs or dems will be cutting any military spending nt
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:31 PM
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11. Eisenhower warned the nation, but nobody listened.
And now it's too late. The military-industrial complex is untouchable.
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Toucano Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:26 PM
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3. Education, unemployment benefits, and medicare. n/t
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w8liftinglady Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:26 PM
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4. privatize Medicare,privatize education,privatize infrastructure
they've already pretty much privatized the wars...except for those pesky soldiers and veterans.
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NotThisTime Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:27 PM
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6. I think you're pretty much right.... sorry to say...
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cliffordu Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:26 PM
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5. Social security disability.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:33 PM
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14. Yeah
I know from personal experience that they would absolutely love to take the food off my table. Very few things would please them more.
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Hannah Bell Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:27 PM
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7. social security
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ScreamingMeemie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:28 PM
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8. I am guessing Social Security Death benefits for surviving spouses
and children.
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Change has come Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:30 PM
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9. MEDICAID
And any other help to the poor and disabled.
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:30 PM
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10. Defintely social services and they will definitely target the poor first.
This is their MO every time.
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spanone Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:32 PM
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12. not one of them has an answer to this very question
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JustFiveMoreMinutes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:33 PM
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13. Cuts??? CUTS??!! WHAT CUTS!!!???! Angle & Rossi said..
Edited on Tue Nov-02-10 11:33 PM by JustFiveMoreMinutes
I live in NV so had Angle to vote out...

I work in Seattle so had to listen to Rossi's stupid ads day/in/day/out.. on and on and on and on.

CUTS!???!

The only 'CUT' being promised was GOVERNMENT WASTE to balance the budget.

Those things being mentioned do NOT sound like 'waste'!

(Sarcasm out the kazoo and tounge in cheek till it bleeds)
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Naturyl Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:35 PM
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15. Waste = poor people.
Count on it.
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JustFiveMoreMinutes Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:06 AM
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17. Hmmm... they'll have to tread lightly on that one since the South
... is pretty unwealthy as a whole and relies on Federal $s altho they take it and damn it at the same time.

Let's see if they don't have it how their damning changes..............
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in_cog_ni_to Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Nov-02-10 11:39 PM
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16. Social programs...Medicare, Social Security, Headstart, anything that helps the poor.
They have been chomping at the bit to destroy SS and will try. They aren't going to be able to cut shit though...we still have the Senate Majority and Obama has a VETO PEN.
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deacon Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:08 AM
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18. Education. Thats their M.O. -- and any gains in this economy will vanish. n/t
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Ex Lurker Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Nov-03-10 12:16 AM
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19. Wolf Blitzer tried to pin that scumbag Cantor down on that very question
after some hemming and hawing, he said welfare.
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