The majority of Americans think the federal deficit needs to be reduced, according to a new poll from the Pew Research Center for the People & the Press. They just don’t like many of the ways of doing it.
The survey found that 70 percent of people think the federal budget deficit is a major problem that must be addressed now. Another 23 percent think it’s a major problem, but it can be addressed once the economy improves.
In addition, about 65 percent of people think the best way to reduce the federal budget deficit is through a combination of cutting major programs and increasing taxes.
That all sounds good in theory, but in practice it gets a little dicier. A majority of those polled disapproved of most of the concrete proposals for reducing the deficit.
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No wonder the politicians stay in power and can fool so many with half-baked ideas. America, we should see that the problem is not with Obama, Bohener, Libs, or Conservatives. Look no further than your mirror.
ReplyDeletedon't see anything there on cutting the size and scope of government or government departments!
ReplyDeleteamazing isn't it? lmao!
Where is the one to get loffers and breeders off gov. programs.
ReplyDelete89% of the budget is military and social security, cutting government departments will not do anything to the budget.
ReplyDeleteFederal salaries were not frozen. Only their COLAs were (just like Social Security recipients have been for the past 2 years).
ReplyDelete3:37 with no COLA increase salaries are essentially frozen except for the case of promotion which I would expect we agree would warrant a raise.
ReplyDeleteSure missed a lot with that survey.
ReplyDeleteThere are MANY MANY government agaencies and departments that can and should be eliminated, with all the slugs working there off the government (taxpayers backs) payroll and nobody would even notice!
start by cutting ALL government budgets by 25% PERIOD!