Let's Cut Spending. Where Would You L...

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Registered: 08-19-2007
Let's Cut Spending. Where Would You L...
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Thu, 09-25-2008 - 3:53pm

Let's Cut Spending. Where Would You Like To Make The Cuts? See Chart.



  • Cut Health Spending
  • Cut Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services
  • Cut Transportation
  • Cut Natural Resources And Environment
  • Cut General Science, Space, And Technology
  • Cut International Affairs
  • Cut Administration Of Justice
  • Cut Veterans Benefits
  • Cut National Defense
  • Let's Borrow More Money And Have a Tax Cut!


You will be able to change your vote.


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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-19-2007
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-19-2007

Oops, looks like I found a bug. The poll won't render the results graph very well.

iVillage Member
Registered: 01-06-2001

You didnt' have this one on the list....


The earnings of the Senate and Congress both state and federal.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 08-28-2008
I personally think we can cut back on the whole Mars endeavor for a while.
iVillage Member
Registered: 03-18-2000

I agree though many jobs here on earth would be lost.


I would cut back on defence. There's an enormous amount of waste in that area.

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iVillage Member
Registered: 08-28-2008
Agreed!
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008

There are some significant problems with this pie chart.


If you go to the actual budget documents:


http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget/fy2009/pdf/hist.pdf


defense spending is 20% of the total


human resources (including education, health, medicare and social security) are 59% of the budget


physical resources (including Energy, Commerce, Transportation, etc.) are 5%


Interest is 8%


The last time defense was more than 50% of the budget was in 1961.


iVillage Member
Registered: 09-22-2008
But then how would Halliburton and our mercenaries courtesy of Blackwater ever survive?
iVillage Member
Registered: 08-25-2008

As to where I would cut...


14 billion of international humanitarian assistance


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iVillage Member
Registered: 09-22-2008

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