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View Poll Results: What Federal budget item should we cut first?
Pay and benefits for Federal employees 7 12.73%
Pay and benefits for elected officials 4 7.27%
Budgets for Congressional staffs 2 3.64%
Medicare Part D: Prescription Drug Benefit 0 0%
Federal enforcement of marijuana ban 5 9.09%
Federal enforcement of hate crimes 0 0%
Planned Parenthood 3 5.45%
NPR 2 3.64%
Budget for Pentagon contracts 2 3.64%
No Child Left Behind Program 1 1.82%
EPA Budget 0 0%
IRS Budget 1 1.82%
Enforcement of the Patriot Act 1 1.82%
Housing and Urban Development Budget 0 0%
Affirmative Action 3 5.45%
Aid to Foreign Nations Budget 6 10.91%
Federal Reserve Budget 0 0%
Amtrak 1 1.82%
Budget to Build a Border Wall Between Mexico and US 1 1.82%
Department of Defense Full Budget 16 29.09%
Voters: 55. You may not vote on this poll

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Old 04-09-2011, 11:16 AM
 
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To hell with the working poor women who don't have insurance and don't qualify for Medicaid, right? Those are the women who go to Planned Parenthood for preventive exams, cancer screenings, pre-natal care, and other treatment.


Except the ones you get, right?
Why not set up a fund for them, a true charity and you can donate your entire paycheck if you'd like. PP can function on donations.
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Old 04-09-2011, 11:29 AM
 
Location: Philaburbia
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Why not set up a fund for them, a true charity and you can donate your entire paycheck if you'd like. PP can function on donations.
Well, why we're at it, why not just make Medicaid function on donations?
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Old 04-09-2011, 11:31 AM
 
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Well, why we're at it, why not just make Medicaid function on donations?
Sounds like a plan to me. I'm all for it.
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Old 04-09-2011, 11:35 AM
 
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I would like to see government out of "charity" completely. It was never assigned that function in the Constitution. We don't need a mommy-government, we need a government that leaves us alone, lets us earn some money without confiscating most of it.

Medicaid is a terrible program as it has no limitations of any kind. It's not working to reduce poverty at all, poverty is only growing, fast growing. Medicaid is wild runaway spending because there are no limits on the numbers who can be added to it. And people are pouring over the borders to get in on these programs, the numbers on Medicaid are growing at unbelievable rates.
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Old 04-09-2011, 11:37 AM
 
Location: Texas State Fair
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Now that the 2011 Federal budget is in the can, what should be sliced first from the upcoming 2012 budget?
The list is tooo long. I'll just go with cut spending.
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Old 04-09-2011, 12:57 PM
 
Location: Bella Vista, Ark
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Now that the 2011 Federal budget is in the can, what should be sliced first from the upcoming 2012 budget?
I did vote but there are too many choices and all probably could stand some cuts.

Nita
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Old 04-09-2011, 01:50 PM
 
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Cut all no bid contracts from any and all agencies.

Cut defense.

Close all tax loopholes.

Eliminate all business subsidies.
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Old 04-09-2011, 03:21 PM
 
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i'm gonna say foreign aid
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Old 04-09-2011, 03:23 PM
 
Location: Flippin AR
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Where's the "All of the Above" option?
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Old 04-09-2011, 03:34 PM
 
Location: SW Missouri
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Stopping all the wars we are currently engaged in would be a good start.

20yrsinBranson
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