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i'm all for reduced spending (more than 99% of those reading this i'll bet) but the situation is not that scary... even at it's WORST in recent history (2004) the budget deficit was only 4% of GDP.
those stronger-than-expected revenues were only unexpected by those who voted against the president's tax cuts. a program that will soon be rescinded by house democrats despite its record performance.
it's not that he "dropped" social security from his platform, it's that the issue was greeted by crickets chirping in the halls of congress. the president was the only one pushing reform and it went nowhere.
it's going to be shock for many in 18 months when they realize a new president won't alleviate all the misery in the world.
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If you will not fight when your victory will be sure and not too costly, you may come to the moment when you will have to fight with all the odds against you and only a precarious chance for survival. There may even be a worse case. You may have to fight when there is no hope of victory, because it is better to perish than to live as slaves.
~ Winston Churchill
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