End the wars and cut defense spending by a third would be a very good way to cut spending. also quit pouring money down the Iraq and Afghanistan hole of defense contractors. start there then think about social programs.
Fighting for our freedom in Iraq was well worth the cost. I feel so much freer. I’ll probably feel even freer after another ten years in Afghanistan or wherever our next freedom march takes us.
Reduce the social programs and rationalize the military budget to something that actually fits our vital national needs for a military!
(This right of the GOP conservative who works for the DOD and IC would like to have the “fiscal scissors” for a day – there is so much to cut that would not reduce military and social needs)
What I find most disconcerting about this toon is it’s based on several recent comments from Obama in meetings with Bohner and Nancy Pelosi most recently. Both have flatly stated they didn’t think we have a spending problem.
Logic would dictate that we have a 16 trillion dollar deficit and growing. Okay, we didn’t incur the debt by having balanced budgets and controlled spending. It can’t all be blamed on Bush, although he could spend like a drunken sailor just like any other politician. So logic would dictate that we have a spending problem. Obama’s supposed deficit reduction so far is based on accounting projections of money saved by not being at war in Iraq and our future withdrawal from Afghanistan. I’m an accountant and believe me, these numbers are based on the government’s “fund accounting system” which is a nightmare of smoke and mirrors that never quite comes to fruition when exposed to the light of day (or hard analysis).
Cheney made dumb remarks about deficits not mattering. Now we have Obama, Pelosi and Reid are saying we don’t have spending problems and they are totally resistant to acknowledging and identifying programs to be cut.Before you can start the nightmare process of scaling back government spending there has to be the political will to recognize the problem. The responsibility for doing this belongs to both parties but the President (as any president should) is the leader who should initiate and further this effort.
O is right. It’s mostly a revenue problem, which will mostly be solved if we can get the economy going again. Which is why, despite their new-found opposition to deficits, the GOP has yet to come up with a single program they’re willing to cut. Oh, except Big Bird, which costs almost nothing.
The general in charge of the F-22 said “Yes, they’re expensive, but if we didn’t intend ot use them, we wouldn’t buy them.” Now, considering the typiical F-22 flight of 5 aircrft would only see ONE, maybe, reach its destination, it was JUNK! That applies to over 60% of defense contracted equipment for a long time, like the “Bradley Fighting Vehicle” initial design, that the armor would burst into flames if shot at!! The Israelis bought some of these “armored personnel carriers”, and ordered their troops; To ride on TOP! because inside would be lethal!
Yes, let’s give jobs to folks to build those with tax dollars, instead of bridges, power stations, roads, airports, radar systems for civil aviation, or other things that might not burn or blow up, but WOULD help the country. REmember, every nickle for a job in “defense” IS TAXPAYER MONEY! There are better ways to spend it.
Gary Williams Premium Member over 11 years ago
End the wars and cut defense spending by a third would be a very good way to cut spending. also quit pouring money down the Iraq and Afghanistan hole of defense contractors. start there then think about social programs.
Chillbilly over 11 years ago
Fighting for our freedom in Iraq was well worth the cost. I feel so much freer. I’ll probably feel even freer after another ten years in Afghanistan or wherever our next freedom march takes us.
Zorro1950 over 11 years ago
Reduce the social programs and rationalize the military budget to something that actually fits our vital national needs for a military!
(This right of the GOP conservative who works for the DOD and IC would like to have the “fiscal scissors” for a day – there is so much to cut that would not reduce military and social needs)
Gracias,
Glenn
Zorro1950 over 11 years ago
Oh, reduce needless laws while we are at it. There are a bunch of those, too!
Gracias,
Glenn
Mickey 13 over 11 years ago
What I find most disconcerting about this toon is it’s based on several recent comments from Obama in meetings with Bohner and Nancy Pelosi most recently. Both have flatly stated they didn’t think we have a spending problem.
Logic would dictate that we have a 16 trillion dollar deficit and growing. Okay, we didn’t incur the debt by having balanced budgets and controlled spending. It can’t all be blamed on Bush, although he could spend like a drunken sailor just like any other politician. So logic would dictate that we have a spending problem. Obama’s supposed deficit reduction so far is based on accounting projections of money saved by not being at war in Iraq and our future withdrawal from Afghanistan. I’m an accountant and believe me, these numbers are based on the government’s “fund accounting system” which is a nightmare of smoke and mirrors that never quite comes to fruition when exposed to the light of day (or hard analysis).
Cheney made dumb remarks about deficits not mattering. Now we have Obama, Pelosi and Reid are saying we don’t have spending problems and they are totally resistant to acknowledging and identifying programs to be cut.Before you can start the nightmare process of scaling back government spending there has to be the political will to recognize the problem. The responsibility for doing this belongs to both parties but the President (as any president should) is the leader who should initiate and further this effort.
ARodney over 11 years ago
O is right. It’s mostly a revenue problem, which will mostly be solved if we can get the economy going again. Which is why, despite their new-found opposition to deficits, the GOP has yet to come up with a single program they’re willing to cut. Oh, except Big Bird, which costs almost nothing.
oneoldhat over 11 years ago
during past 4 yr rev up 11% spending up 22.5%
joe vignone over 11 years ago
It’s not a spending problem. The money has already been spent. It’s a how are we going to pay these past due bills run up under Reep presidents?
Stormrider2112 over 11 years ago
Your sarcasm detector needs a new battery.
Dtroutma over 11 years ago
The general in charge of the F-22 said “Yes, they’re expensive, but if we didn’t intend ot use them, we wouldn’t buy them.” Now, considering the typiical F-22 flight of 5 aircrft would only see ONE, maybe, reach its destination, it was JUNK! That applies to over 60% of defense contracted equipment for a long time, like the “Bradley Fighting Vehicle” initial design, that the armor would burst into flames if shot at!! The Israelis bought some of these “armored personnel carriers”, and ordered their troops; To ride on TOP! because inside would be lethal!
Yes, let’s give jobs to folks to build those with tax dollars, instead of bridges, power stations, roads, airports, radar systems for civil aviation, or other things that might not burn or blow up, but WOULD help the country. REmember, every nickle for a job in “defense” IS TAXPAYER MONEY! There are better ways to spend it.
Gary Williams Premium Member over 11 years ago
not me, I never scream about any cuts to the federal budget.