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Originally posted by seretogis
The debt isn't something that you can just raise taxes to pay off. It accumulated because of unnecessary spending of money on things that government shouldn't even be involved in. The "war on drugs"? Waste of money. The National Endowment for the Arts? Waste of money. Cutting unnecessary government programs and outsourcing to more efficient private companies would be a better way to approach it, rather than just taxing the hell out of working-class Americans and giving $50,000 grants to people that ignite a dollar bill with a joint and call it art.
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Let's not forget other things, like allowing huge corporations to pay almost nothing in taxes, and subsidies for farmers, and all kinds of shit the government does that cost money. You can't single out two things you disagree with and then imply that will fix the deficit. Further, suggesting outsourcing to private companies that are "more efficient" indicates that you've never worked for any sort of government or government contractor. Those contracts are huge money pits.