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To: elmatador who wrote (67989)11/11/2010 11:21:32 AM
From: Hawkmoon  Respond to of 217591
 
I would concur with most of that. Federal and state workers are often paid well beyond the private market equivalents, not even including benefits.

And I can see the reduction of overseas bases as desirable on a fiscal level. But politically speaking, those bases are often critical to maintaining alliances and support facilities.

We're also going to means test entitlement programs.

Hawk