Lots of people like to play the "socialist" card in terms of the Obama administration. Where this is headed is anyone's guess, but let's take a look at what some people think is appropriate to be cut.
http://www.amarxica.com/pages/programs.html
Government Worker Programs
Civil Service Retirement Systems
Federal Employee Retirement Systems
Railroad Retirement System
Housing & Urban Development [[HUD) Programs
Public Housing
Rental Vouchers & Certificates
Section 8 Housing Vouchers
Shelter Plus Care
Single Room Occupancy
Low Income Home Energy Assistance
Social Security Programs
Social Security [[OASDI)
Unemployment Insurance
Temporary Disability Insurance
Medicare
Medicaid
Medicare Prescription Drug Plan
Welfare Programs
Supplemental Security Income
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
Food Stamp Program
Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children [[WIC)
National School Lunch Program
School Breakfast Program
United States Department of Agriculture [[USDA)
Programs That Threaten Liberties in General
Federal Communications Commission [[FCC)
Food and Drug Administration [[FDA)
Import Tariffs
Among others. I'd add aid and assistance to industry as well as subsidies to farmers too.
My question is, where do you draw the line in the sand? How can anyone support these cuts? Is THIS what you are signing up for under the potential Republican/Tea Party platform? You betcha.
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