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Originally Posted by dc_dux
Obama could have kept the Iraq/Afghanistan spending off budget like Bush did and pretend it didnt add to the deficit (nearly $1 trillion over six years off budget as if it didnt exist)...but he didnt.
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Even if it was another trillion dollars over 6 years and Obama isn't playing simialr games with other budget items, Obama has doubled the deficit per year over that.
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Originally Posted by dc_dux
No one has suggested that entitlements are Constitutionally protected but that they are NOT unconstitutional as Tea Party crowd and libertarians insist...and the Supreme Court has affirmed that on more than one occasion.
So instead of complaining, if you want to see entitlement cut, how about offering a suggestion in a manner that wont adversely impact those in need.
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Whether they affect people or not, they need to be cut. Entitlements are getting out of hand. Case in point being the increase in the food stamp programs over the past few years.