JoB
Earmarks are a really small part of the budget new resident. i think something like 3% They are great for show, but not much else.
the war is a really huge part of the budget. they have said what they will do with that. Even if they can’t get us out of Iraq right away.. they can stop the hemoraging.
if all they did was fire blackwater.. and use the troops on the ground to replace them.. it would be a huge savings… our military is a lot cheaper and we don’t have to worry about what they will do there… they are actually accountable.
they have both said that they will end the tax cuts for the wealthy.. which will increase income… which i believe they both intend to use to fund their health care packages…
When the first Clinton was in office… Al Gore spearheaded a trimming of the budget by going through federal agencies and eliminating redundancy… which apparently needs to be done again.
heck.. we would get savings and efficiency. what a thought:)
and all this before i have even had my morning pills;) want me to work on it?