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To: Bonefish who wrote (1501295)	11/13/2024 12:31:44 PM
From: Augustus Gloop	Respond to of 1570543

The bank is gone.... We're just "rupt"

To: Bonefish who wrote (1501295)	11/13/2024 12:46:03 PM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 1570543

I'm not.

To: Bonefish who wrote (1501295)	11/13/2024 2:00:48 PM
From: Tenchusatsu	2 Recommendations Recommended By Brumar89 Eric Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1570543

Take a look at this: fiscaldata.treasury.gov Roughly 48% of our budget is taken up by Social Security, Medicare, and net interest. Not even the Orange Wrecking Ball can make a dent in that. 14% goes toward health (separate from Medicare, apparently), and 10% toward "income security." Maybe there's some fat to be trimmed there, but that depends on Trump's "concept of a plan" when it comes to replacing ObamaCare. Other areas of spending represents pennies on the dollar. Not sure how much any of those can be streamlined, or how much impact that will have on the budget. Bottom line is that we're not yet bankrupt, but we're certainly headed in that direction without some drastic changes. Tenchusatsu