Originally Posted by
Ekdog
What does my location have to do with anything? You stated in a previous post that I was a 'foreign national'. Get your terms straight.
Well when someone's location shows them as living in a foreign nation, it is logical to assume they are a citizen of said nation... And frankly, as a citizen of a foreign nation, their opinions of the domestic policies of another nation aren't worth much...
Originally Posted by
Ekdog
Some of us believe that there is a link between these massive subsidies for the fossil fuel companies and the lack of funding for bike paths and mass transit.
And yet, you aren't discussing such delusions, but rather purely political diatribe.
Balancing the budget and eliminating national debt require cuts in the major programs, though elimination of minor programs (and given the size of federal expenditures, the subsidies mentioned are very minor) is also worthwhile. Considering the size of federal expenditures, the order of cuts should be Medicare, Social Security, and then Military. The entire remainder of the budget could be eliminated and it still wouldn't balance...