Quote:I believe he would cut it, but only from social services, not from the defense contracting/big corporate tax credits, which is a much bigger problem IMO. If your gonna waste money, at least spend it on Americans, not building bombs to goto wars we don't need or subsidizing corn(why?).


Don't get me wrong, I support cutting back on basically everything but Social Security (cause you deserve back what you put in), but I don't like the current GOPe policy of only going after seniors, veterans, and poor for their cuts. We shouldn't be giving tax refunds in excess of what people and especially huge corporations like GE put in.


Teds 10% tax plan is a joke that will get dumped the moment the election is over. I want the IRS gone as much as anyone else, but you have to tax at the effective rate, not some made up % (effective is around 18% for most citizens). And you have to make it for corporations also. We may have a 'high' sticker corporate tax rate, but in reality the 'net rate' is one of the lowest. A flat rate would be better for all involved, but I doubt 10% is enough to get rid of our debt.

For the record u r dead wring about corporate subsidies specifically corn. Cruz opposed the corn subsidy in iowa while running in the caucus. Thats legit commitment.


As for this continued caricature that pubs want to cut social services thats a doomsday fantaay of the left. Right now the federal budget automatically increases by around 8%. The economy hasnt grown at that rate in a while now. Reducing the rate of growth freezing it or reducing actual spending brings us into balance within 5 to ten years.


On the defense side both republican candidates have talked about eliminating no bid contracts that lead to a hammer costing 400.


The big entitlements have to have common sense reforms but thats because of math not malice.

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