Fix the National Budget

[Fairweather Pure]

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010 ... aphic.html

I think I read somewhere that the list is limited to things that have actually progressed to a point where they were considered? I would be curious to see how a National Health Care plan could reduce Medicare/Medicaid in the future.

Anyway, it's an interesting little exercise IMO. We're not nearly as bad off as others would have us believe. It's just going to take some changes. However, getting Republicans to reduce the military is about as easy and likely as getting the Democrats to reduce social programs.

The people are stuck between a rock and a hard place.

[Siji]

Makes you think, but still didn't seem that hard.. reminds me of that movie where the guy stands in for the president and balances the national budget with his CPA friend.

[masteen]

So we're spending 2 millions dollars a year to make people feel better about a car they already bought?

[Winnow]

Ireland faces a pivotal week

After insisting for days that Ireland doesn't need financial assistance to stay afloat, the country is poised to accept tens of billions of euros from the European Union and the International Monetary Fund. The country formally requested substantial assistance on Sunday. The prime minister said the government would work over the next few days to cut 6 billion euros before it wraps its current budgetary cycle on December 7, and planned to eliminate a total of 15 billion euros over the next four years. Public support for the government is at a record low, and the government's razor-thin majority is expected to be cut even further on Thursday, when a by-election will fill an empty parliament seat.

Where's Nick? I thought Ireland was doing so well!

[Bagar-]

Let's beetlejuice him back.


Nick.

[Tyek]

25% tax

75% Spending Cuts

[Zaelath]

25% tax

75% Spending Cuts

Defense, Social Security, and Welfare would be 60% ...

[Tyek]

It showed those results, I would have to go do it again to see how exactly it came up with those numbers.