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Originally Posted by Minte
Ok Paul, I have about 15 minutes before a meeting so I will play.
However, BOOKMARK THIS POST SO, BECAUSE I WON't do it again.
The order of the list is not suggesting how I rate these cuts in importance.
#1 - Foreign aid - We give away far too much money to other countries. Why would that be our responsibility. If it's for places that have faced drought or natural disastors that should be a one time gift. Not an annual paycheck.
#2 - Close most of the military bases around the world. We have planes and ships to move troops,weapons and supplies.
#3 - Farm subsidies - I live in an agricultural area, and the farmers just laugh at the money they receive NOT to grow crops.
#4 - TSA - What a joke. Pay an army to stripseach 80 year old women who are flying from Iowa to Georgia to visit their grandchildren.
How am I doing so far?
#5 - Food stamps - The lack of oversight in that welfare program is beyond ridiculous. The black market in foodstamps keeps a lot of drug users...drug users.
#6 - Government studies. - I really don't think we need to know 95% of the bullshit that the government gives grants to study.
#7 - Government regulatory agencies. The list of agencies that watch business is totally out of control.
#8 - US postal system. Close it down and let UPS and FEDEX take it over. They will do it,and make money doing it.
Time for my meeting.
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No problem.
Romney needs to take a stand. I think he should stop all foreign aid, close down most military bases around the world, stop farm subsidies, get rid of the TSA, stop food stamps, remove all government regulatory agencies, and shut down the USPS.
In the process he would loose the support of all Jews (who get the most aid), any one who has families in the Middle East, Asia, or South American (whom all get some kind of aid from us), he'll loose support of millions in the military and their dependents, loose the vote from all of the farmers and pretty much the mid west, lost the vote from everyone on welfare or food stamps or any kind of federal support, loose the vote from anyone working in a union or insurance or medical fields, and when he shuts down the USPS he'll lost the vote of all of the postal workers, their dependents, as well as a lot of other government employees.
At that point... The only people who will be voting for him will be rich white business owners most likely of european orgins. In other words, people like... People like you Minte.
I agree with you on a lot of points here, but the reason it doesn't get done is because the moment you make a statement like "Let's stop all foreign aid" suddenly pissed off the entire Jewish population plus pissed off every government in the world.
This is why shit doesn't get done.