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Originally Posted by pan6467
Troop surges in Afghanistan does not equal bigger government. It may equal a more expensive war, but yet, could also be argues, that it could be a shorter war if we did surge and had defined missions.
I am not a GOP, but my guess is that as the boomers are retiring, it would be political suicide for anyone let alone a party, to even joke about Medicare/Social Security cut. Yet, in a way the Dems and Obama did just that by not giving a cost of living increase.
I am a very firm believer that the 3 people government should take care of and make sure life is as comfortable as possible for are the elderly (70+ yrs), vets and the disabled.
In regards to the OP, this is nothing new. It sounds like a building block for a "new" Contract with America, the basis for their congressional wins in '94. The candidates are going to say and do whatever it takes to get elected in their district/state, same with the Dems. Once elected how they vote should tell you how honest they were with their constituents and the less honest should not be re-elected.
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So a surge, that necessarily involves more people working for the government, and therefore higher expenditures, is not a bigger government? Regardless, the point still stands that the current level of revenue is not enough to pay for medicare, social security, and military spending at current levels. So anyone promising lower taxes without saying which of the three they will cut is simply not serious.