November
16
Solve our Federal Budget problems now!
At the NYT website, you can help the new GOP House and Democrat Senate figure out how to help balance our budget b/c it looks like we’ll be $418 billion in the hole by 2015 and over $1.3 trillion by 2030.
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html
My cuts are included in the link below:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html?choices=fms345m0
In my plan, 40% came from program cuts and 60% came from tax hikes. Regardless of what you do, the economy will take a hit when the government reduces billions spending and hikes billions in taxes.
Have fun with this. If you get a chance, tell us why you cut what you cut or taxed what you taxed.
To solve the federal budget problems, I harshly cut military spending; I am against both wars in the Middle East, as we had no business going to Iraq in the first place and we don’t need more than 30,000 troops in Afghanistan. I didn’t touch social security/healthcare, but I did end the Bush-Era tax cuts, as they favor the rich. I pretty much imposed taxes on everything listed, but was somewhat lenient in reducing rates after closing loopholes and favoring Obama’s investment tax plan over Clinton’s.
Here’s a link to my plan:
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html?choices=03t006rh
my plan is better than morris’
http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html?choices=u2gl55y8