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To balance the federal budget without increasing taxes, you’d need to cut about 25% of spending. Which programs/areas can we axe?
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4 upvotes, 11 comments. Sidechat poll by Anonymous in US Politics. "To balance the federal budget without increasing taxes, you’d need to cut about 25% of spending. Which programs/areas can we axe?"
Social security
Medicare & Medicaid
Interest & Other
Defense & Non-Defense
Cut every program by 25%
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Anonymous 9w

cut defense and interest. i can solve the national debt, cancel it. don’t compensate the bankers, and take their assets when they threaten to leave

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Anonymous 9w

I’d be totally fine using the 22% social security to help Israel fight their war

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Anonymous 9w

Fully phasing out social security is one of the easier ones I think, especially given that it’s about to be insolvent. Otherwise, I think the current healthcare model is out of whack with crazy billing rates and lots of inflating prices between doctors, PBMs, and insurance companies.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 9w

yes! more homeless people!!!

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 9w

Yes! We love letting old people FUCKING DIEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 9w

Dawg , cancelling interest payments would result in an immediate collapse of the dollars worth and destroy the US economy

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 9w

“Cancelling” the 40 trillion in debt would unironically cause a bank collapse worse than the Great Depression, people would be rushing to the bank as the FDIC guarantee is not enough All American savings would be gone.

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Anonymous 9w

The youtube explanation was that Congress intentionally designed it that way (you get out based on what you put in) to avoid public perception that it was a wealth-redistribution program, so if they raise the income cap within the existing framework, then they’d also have to raise the maximum payout to the people who put in the most

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 9w

Normal people invest in treasuries. What you’re proposing is robbing Americans of their savings.

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Anonymous replying to -> _orangutan 9w

Congratulations! Over 2 million DoD employees were just laid off, 9.4 million people lost DoD benefits, the international banking system has collapsed especially in poor countries, working class families lost their pensions, social security collapsed because it was dependent on government bonds, its become nearly impossible for normal people to use credit, war has become more likely worldwide, we’ve entered the new worst depression in American history, and more!

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Anonymous replying to -> #7 9w

I’d be okay with cutting the MIC, yes it would cause some job losses but long term would be better. Obviously not all at once

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