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Originally Posted by aceventura3
Yes, we know I see things in "black and white" and that most of you here don't. Trust me, I do understand the nature of what Washington has created and that the structure of many of the programs implemented over the past few hundred years are some what on automatic pilot. But, these things are correctable they can be controlled. We have options and choices.
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Correctable in the long term? Sure.
Correctable in the short term, as in the next couple of years?
There is a reason why spending is described as "discretionary" vs "mandatory."
Sure, we could slash pensions of everyone receiving pensions in half right now, but that would likely create a number of legal challenges, on top of a massive drop in revenues, that would likely only exacerbate the problem.