We need to cut the defense budget in half. We also need to end these bullshit wars we've been fighting for over a decade. And we also need to close these over a 1000 bases all over the world. If a country wants our base there, then they can pay for it. We'll send them a bill for all costs incurred.How does it increase government borrowing and spending?That hasn't been proven. But let's even say it is true.
If the way in which the ACA has increased access to health care, is by increasing government borrowing and spending on health care programs..... then you basically are saying doing what Greece did, is a good thing.
Greece spent endless money to give the Greek public more and more services. How are they doing now? Not so good.
Is sacrificing the future, for the sake of more health care now, really worth it? Greece may never recover from what they are going through. If we do the same thing, because left wingers sacrificed the entire country for health care, that's not a win.
And if you want to go there, nothing increases government borrowing and spending more than our obscene defense budget.
I am all for slimming down our defense budget where it is wise to do so. In general, the left cuts money where it is most harmful, and then we have to spend twice as much money replacing what we shouldn't have cut.
That said... you people make it out like 90% of the budget is all defense, and we want to advocate cutting tiny 5¢ programs.
The reality is the exact opposite. Military spending is only about 16% of the budget. The vast majority, more than half, is entitlements and social programs.
The truth is, the leftists are the ones trying to cut the 5¢ off the budget, while ignoring the multi-Trillion dollar elephant.
And that's just the direct budget expenses. You are missing the liabilities.
This right here, is what sinks entire nations.
According to most estimates, and you can look up Medicare / Medicaid Unfunded liabilities on google, there are dozens of sources about it.... The health care reform has INCREASED future unfunded liabilities.
That's a problem. The military, if we really get into a pinch, we can cut the military.
This problem here.... people change how they live, when they think the government is going to cover their health care. We are going to owe TRILLIONS. And that's going to play havoc, just like it has in Greece.
Then we need to raise the tax rate on capital gains and dividends to 25%. Then we need to create a Financial Transactions Tax on all traded instruments and close the loop holes allowing corporations to offshore their profits. We also need to make derrivitives illegal again.
Keep the ACA, but add the "public option" to the bill. That'll drive medical costs down and the for-pay medical industry can't do a thing about it, except make their rates more competitive.
Don't touch Medicare and SS.