RandomWonder
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« on: July 02, 2013, 04:15:03 PM » |
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Here is my plan:
Cut foreign aid in half.
Eliminate earmarks.
Cut pay of civilian federal workers by 5 percent.
Reduce the federal workforce by 10 percent.
Cut 250,000 government contractors.
Other cuts to the federal government.
Cut aid to states by 5 percent.
Reduce military to pre-Iraq War size and further reduce troops in Asia and Europe.
Reduce Navy and Air Force fleets.
Cancel or delay some weapons programs.
Reduce noncombat military compensation and overhead.
Reduce the number of troops in Iraq and Afghanistan to 30,000 by 2013.
Enact medical malpractice reform.
Increase the Medicare eligibility age to 68.
Cap Medicare growth starting in 2013.
Raise the Social Security retirement age to 68.
Tighten eligibility for disability.
Eliminate loopholes, reduce rates (Bowles-Simpson plan).
Deficit solved!
Savings from tax increases: 14%.
Savings from spending cuts: 86%.
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