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Old 10-12-2012, 01:08 AM  
Paul Markham
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Originally Posted by weewilly View Post
In the US we have to quit looking for the quick fix. We need to
1. Pull back on subsidies on oil and gas and food.
2. Keep defense where it is now. We spend 5 times more than the next country.
3.Cut back on foreign aid by 50%
4. Inflate our economy to a 5% growth rate
5. Flat Tax both corporate and personal so that everything over 20k is taxed.
6. Balanced Budget amendment.
7. No new spending with out cutting existing programs
8. No tax cuts with out spending cuts.
Are you ready for the pain these measures will bring?
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