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To: epicure who wrote (165950)	7/13/2011 4:02:01 PM
From: Suma	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541780

China's leaders spoke to our military budget which is the largest of any country in the world. And more than many countries combined. Why the leader asked, do you not take care of your people instead of building tanks,bombs and military might. ??? Good question wasn't it. AND THIS FROM CHINA. What about that warning from Eisenhower... That the MILITARY INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX had to be watched. We have watched it all right. We have fed it like a stuffed pig. HOW about these wars ? Bush said he would not count the spending on Iraq in his budget. It was separate. I don't know how many budgets your house hold has but I have one. One credit card and it gets paid every month in full. I am a fiscal conservative and always have been. The Republican Party to which my family subscribed so faithfully was a fiscally responsible party at one time...... Before Regan and his gifts to his wealthy friends. I am so sick to death of trickle down economics as I am of AYN RAND and her ART OF selfishness. We live in a world where we have to take responsibility for one another. This can be done in many ways. The TP people failed to see the fallacies of their arguments.. Smaller government. HA. The government under the Republicans was increased more than with any other presidents in recent years.... There are those who deny this and will try to give arguments as the contrary but one has to read the small print or listen to the truthful radio stations ( available through WIFI) to get the facts.. I think you are correct in what you say however, and agree with you. Only hope that we both are right. It would be so easy to solve the budget problems. TAX THOSE WHO SHOULD BE PAYING MORE. CUT BACK ON MILITARY SPENDING.STOP SUBSIDIES TO COMPANIES WHO NO LONGER NEED IT... Obama is right. The team he is fighting are wrong.

To: epicure who wrote (165950)	7/13/2011 4:44:10 PM
From: Mark Mandel	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 541780

Means testing is OK by me. It's the correct way to go. If you don't need it, let someone else that needs it have it. Also would like to see the top limit dropped. So, everyone pays SS throughout the ENTIRE year... regardless.