Re: Need ideas on where to cut spending.OT

Posted by oldtanker on August 03, 2011 at 07:29:48 from (66.228.255.223):

In Reply to: Need ideas on where to cut spending.OT posted by x22 on August 02, 2011 at 10:53:21:

OK I'll be the first to admit that I'm retired Army and a disabled Vet.

Where to look for budgets cuts????

Lets start with some military procurement. A lot of things the government buys they over pay for. So lets start there. Go through the contracts and check whats being paid. A lot of money could be saved just by allowing an installation to do local purchasing. I know that they did allow it twice while I was at Ft BLiss Tx. One item was a starter for a truck, cost delivered from the Army supply system was $1500, local cost was 500. You can also cut a number of staff positions at higher levels. Also take a look at some hardware that we buy. Few years ago congress was looking at the equipment being used in our current wars. They found out that with all the bombs dropped that not one had been delivered by a B2 bomber. A 2.1 billion dollar bomber and it wasn't being used.....why you may ask....the Air Force told congress that they were too expensive to risk one crashing or being shot down! That's 44.1 billion not including the crews, ground support and parts inventory to support an aircraft they are afraid to use!

Make it so that if our politicians decide to involve us in a war that their children/grandkids have to serve in that war! Bet they would be a little more careful about using the troops if they couls stand to loose a child.

Make welfare workfare. If yer able you work, it's that simple! That would give some welfare babies the incentive to look for better jobs!

Fair taxes! everyone should pay their fair share. I don't care if it's a buck! In 08 54% of the taxpayers paid in a total of just over 34K, thats right 34K in taxes. Now figuring that there are 300 million or so people and that about 200 million should be paying taxes......

Cut aid to other countries! We have been trying to buy Friends for years. It don't work! So stop!

On some of the other points made here, the draft military was a huge part of the problems we had in Viet Nam. I'd rather serve with people who want to be there.

One thing that makes our econemy work better is a business friendly environment. We are seeing some of the product of changes made in the last 2 years that "tighten up" how business is done. It has not helped the econemy at all! But everyone sure loved it that the Dems were socking it to big business! Ops! Don't take this the wrong way, some of the things passed were good but in all they hurt business. Were the profits mentioned gross or net? Bet money they were gross! Take a look at what business taxes actually are! They are very high but there are loop holes. So after they post gross profit they spend money like mad to get it down so that they have little or no net (taxable) profit. They renovate, modernize factories, buy new equipment and build new facilities. All things that create a large number of JOBS!

Cut farm subsidies! It's a business so treat it as one! Ops did I just say that on a farm page???? Yup I did!

Term limits!

Bunch of ways to save money.

Rick

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