I cut $61B--but, then again, I was doing it in "stages". A sudden elimination of the deficit might be too much too fast (I'm no economist, I dunno.)
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Budget Totals
Old budget was $3251.488 billion
($2264.172 billion in spending, $987.316 billion in tax expenditures and cuts).
New budget is $3145.98 billion
($2410.98 billion in spending, $735 billion in tax expenditures and cuts).
You have cut the deficit by $105.51 billion.
Your new deficit is $251.49 billion.
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Military Spending ($504.14 billion: increased $104.46 billion)
Iraq War ($40 billion: cut $9.99 billion)
Veterans and Military Retirement ($103.38 billion: increased $6.39 billion)
International affairs ($18.57 billion: cut $5.21 billion)
General science, space, and technology ($45.16 billion: increased $21.69 billion)
Non-Defense Energy Spending ($0.94 billion)
Natural resources and environment ($30.91 billion)
Agriculture ($16.46 billion: cut $4.67 billion)
Commerce and housing credit ($9.58 billion)
Transportation ($63.73 billion)
Community and regional development ($13.75 billion)
Education, training, employment, and social services ($100.75 billion: increased $18.95 billion)
Non-Medicare Health Spending ($283.46 billion: increased $37.67 billion)
Medicare ($301.15 billion: increased $42.51 billion)
Non-SS Retirement and Unemployment ($106.53 billion: increased $9.68 billion)
Social Welfare Spending ($210.68 billion: increased $28.18 billion)
Social security ($423.25 billion: cut $75.58 billion)
Administration of justice ($33.41 billion: cut $5.34 billion)
General government administration ($19.95 billion)
Net interest ($138.82 billion: cut $23.88 billion)
Undistributed offsetting receipts ($-53.64 billion)
2001 Tax Cut ($45.4 billion: cut $58.59 billion)
2003 Tax Cut ($26.71 billion: cut $83.17 billion)
Corporate Tax Breaks ($41.22 billion: cut $28.19 billion)
Personal Business & Investment Benefits ($63.58 billion: cut $73.02 billion)
Pension & Retirement Deductions ($108.98 billion: cut $46.71 billion)
Employer-paid Health Insurance ($144.19 billion: increased $24.03 billion)
Itemized Deductions ($217.25 billion: increased $21.7 billion)
Other personal tax expenditures ($87.67 billion: cut $8.31 billion)
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I tried to avoid drastic changes, so I left many things alone. I cut nuclear weapons 70%, procurement and research 30% each, but increased medical care for vets 10%. I pretty much wiped out the tax cuts (I reduced the bottom two wealth categories by 50% for the '01 cut, and eliminated everything else). I increased education funding 10%, and cut some of the "corporate welfare" stuff by 30%. I cut agri subsidies 30%. I think I boosted energy research by 10%, and pollution regulation/abatement by 10% as well.
That was basically it. The result was a deficit of about $100 billion. I didn't cut the Iraq War because, well, it happened. Can't take it back now.
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Military Spending ($504.14 billion: increased $104.46 billion)
I'd rather keep the cuts than the military.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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Oh yeah, BTW, I decreased military spending, but increased military benefits and veterans benefits. Then I can't remember the social changes I made, and I cut out most of the top 1% / next 4 % / next 15% tax cuts, and slightly added to the bottom 60% tax cuts, IIRC.meet the new boss, same as the old boss
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Originally posted by mrmitchell
Oh yeah, BTW, I decreased military spending, but increased military benefits and veterans benefits. Then I can't remember the social changes I made, and I cut out most of the top 1% / next 4 % / next 15% tax cuts, and slightly added to the bottom 60% tax cuts, IIRC.To us, it is the BEAST.
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Originally posted by Ben Kenobi
I'd rather keep the cuts than the military.
Military Spending ($504.14 billion: increased $104.46 billion)
$128.64 billion .... Military personnel
Increased $29.68 bil. from base of $98.956 bil.( 30%)
$146.56 billion .... Operation and maintenance
Increased $13.32 bil. from base of $133.235 bil.( 10%)
$59.52 billion ..... Procurement
Cut $14.87 bil. from base of $74.396 bil.(-20%)
$123.65 billion .... Research, development, test and evaluation
Increased $61.82 bil. from base of $61.827 bil.( 100%)
$8.98 billion ...... Military Construction, Family Housing and Other
Cut $2.23 bil. from base of $11.221 bil.(-20%)
$34.59 billion ..... Atomic Energy Defense Activities
Increased $17.29 bil. from base of $17.296 bil.( 100%)
$2.2 billion ....... Defense Related activities
Cut $0.54 bil. from base of $2.752 bil.(-20%)
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You'd cut the housing while increasing R&D?
No point in having cool weapons, without the men and women in the forces.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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I increased the military personnel by 30%
and the R&D I feel is very important, perhaps one of the most important things hte military does
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Is that 30% increase intended to be an actual troop strength increase, or are you upping the salaries and keeping the current number of people (or a mixture)?
If you're increasing troop numbers, and decreasing housing funding, won't there be a serious housing shortage?
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a mixture actually
I admit that I don't know that much, perhaps it should be raised back to even?
I would also allow members to live off base in the US, which would decrease housing expenses (they already do to some extant, the increase in pay would than by slighlt offset by increased cost of living)
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Budget Totals
Old budget was $3274.734 billion
($2292.807 billion in spending, $981.927 billion in tax expenditures and cuts).
New budget is $2253.12 billion
($1525.09 billion in spending, $728.03 billion in tax expenditures and cuts).
You have cut the deficit by $1021.61 billion.
Your new deficit is $-664.6 billion.
Oops!
You've cut so much that the federal budget now contains a substantial surplus. Many economists warn that this budget may help induce or prolong a recession, and ordinary citizens demand a refund. You might want to cut taxes or raise spending.
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