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You mean, give it 40 years.Originally posted by David Floyd
Give it a couple of years
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Social Security is running a surplus and will continue to do so for at least 30-40 more years- after that, given that is it based ona dedicated tax, the outlays from the general budget would not be particulalry large to keep it afloat- as it is SS can continue indefenitely without any real advserse effect on the budget.
The real problems budgetwise: 1. Debt- not only external debt, but the huge amounts that were borrowed from the huge SS surplus to finance other parts of the government, or allow for tax cuts. Of course, the government could default on these bonds and screw the public pension system- but I doubt that international markets would like the US defaulting on a huge chunck of its bonds- not good for business if the US decides its word isn;t worth spit when it comes to bond holders.
2. Medicare- costs of healthcare are skyrocketing, and this shows nbo sign of stopping at all.If you don't like reality, change it! me
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Cut military spending and welfare
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SS is running a surplus because the polticians are "skimming" ~%15 from a large chunk of wage/income in this country. So dont complain about regressive taxes and poor people then extol the virtues of a Ponzi scheme that would be illegal in the private sector.Comment
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That's what a free market ought to be. As I said before, even neoclassicists hold that it is necessary to have government regulations because of monopolies and cartels.Originally posted by Kidicious
You can't really believe that. The people who support it want smaller government and less regulation.(\__/) 07/07/1937 - Never forget
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Much of government intervention seems to be to maintain cartels rather than to demolish them.Scouse Git (2) La Fayette Adam Smith Solomwi and Loinburger will not be forgotten.
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This study *does* include tax, look at "Financial Burden". That is about the tax rate and the amount of GDP the government controls. That's why HK is top, having a 2 for that, whereas the UK and other EU countries get nearer 4s.Originally posted by Kidicious
Government spending as a share of GDP does keep going up in the US, and in fact in most of the world. That's a good sign that free market economics is really just fading away. No wonder these studies don't consider taxes anymore.
Actually this study counts monopoly control and regulation of natural monopolies as anti-free. In this study, a free market does mean free from regulations, as much as possible.Originally posted by Urban Ranger
But a free market does not mean it's free from regulations. It means companies should be able to freely enter the market and to compete inside.
Laissez-faire doesn't guarantee that, you need government regulations to keep a level playing field.Smile
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There is restructuring of the military (much needed, since a lot of the spending is for cold-war era doctrine programs.. it has saved the Pentagon $60 billion I believe). Furthermore, welfare must be reduced to a minimum. It could save this country billions. We must kick out immigrants who don't deserve to be here, those who are here illegally sucking up the resources of the citizens.
It seems like people such as Gepap don't really understand too well the concepts. The US is a creditor nation moreso, and it wouldn't be in the interests for other nations to call in debt (shooting themselves in the feet).
"costs of healthcare are skyrocketing"
Two words: Tort Reform.
That is something the great president Bush is pushing. We need it passed.For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)Comment
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Again do something smart for a change, azazel.For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)Comment
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No you aren't. YOu are just spamming.For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)Comment
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possible. geez, lighten up.
Anyhow, what's with the immigrant-hating, Giancarlo? Immigrants, such as your parents, too, I suppose, have built that country.Comment
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Originally posted by Azazel
Anyhow, what's with the immigrant-hating, Giancarlo? Immigrants, such as your parents, too, I suppose, have built that country.
And look where that's gotten us. We're stuck with Fez because of it.
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