Ted Rall for July 15, 2011
Transcript:
Dem vs. GOP Budget smackdown! Economic catastrophe looms as the two parties lock in an epic ideological clash. (Barack Obama: Most of the deficit is caused by the military.) (Give up wars?! Never!) (Barack Obama: I'm with you on that. We do have one of the lowest real corporate tax rates in the world. Mine too.) (Those are our donors!) (Barack Obama: Guess we'll have to agree to agree.) (Don't tell my constituents.)
SS is not a budget item. It pays for itself, or should. SS can be sustained by removing the salary cap for collecting SS taxes (means testing would be a good idea, but not be required for sustainability).