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Seems to me this, is the issue.
Defense which hit a low I believe of 290 Billion in 97 is amendable to reduction because it is not classified as a mandatory spend, aside from iraq & afghan., that spending was 560 Billion, with Iraq Afghan add 168 billion for this year.
That being said, even deducting all discretionary spending defense, homeland security, education, welfare, all of it, we would still be deficit spending $300-400 billion a year via the mandatory entitlement spending.
You are not going to find 300-400 Billion ( in TODAYS estimates) of taxes without taxing everyone, hard, say 60k on up to and thru the millionaire class....
Like it or not; the middle class is where the money is, even stalwart progressive thinkers at the New Republic recognize that fact. Who's up for that?
hat tip- Hot Air.com
Defense which hit a low I believe of 290 Billion in 97 is amendable to reduction because it is not classified as a mandatory spend, aside from iraq & afghan., that spending was 560 Billion, with Iraq Afghan add 168 billion for this year.
That being said, even deducting all discretionary spending defense, homeland security, education, welfare, all of it, we would still be deficit spending $300-400 billion a year via the mandatory entitlement spending.
You are not going to find 300-400 Billion ( in TODAYS estimates) of taxes without taxing everyone, hard, say 60k on up to and thru the millionaire class....
Like it or not; the middle class is where the money is, even stalwart progressive thinkers at the New Republic recognize that fact. Who's up for that?
hat tip- Hot Air.com