Utopia Talk / Politics / Want to mess with the US budget?

murder Member	Sat Apr 19 15:31:43 http://calculator.americaoffbalance.org/ It's 5 years old, but how often do you get to decide how to spend trillions of dollars? -
murder Member	Sun Apr 20 09:55:56 2050 Revenue: 22% of GDP 2050 Spending: 16% of GDP 2050 Surplus: 6% of GDP 2050 Cumulative Debt: -4% of GDP Admittedly I kind of gutted the DoD.
murder Member	Sun Apr 20 10:01:00 btw no one earning less than $140,000 had their taxes increased at all. -
Sam Adams Member	Sun Apr 20 12:51:57 "no one earning less than $140,000 had their taxes increased at all." So tax increase all your most productive swath of the middle and upper middle classes who are already bearing the brunt of taxes? Good call.
Sam Adams Member	Sun Apr 20 13:07:40 How to actually improve budget and functionality: increase capital gains taxes and remove loopholes affecting ultra-high wealth disparity, but remain below europe levels of tax. Increase inheritance tax. Reduce spending by removing/reducing: redundant departments, red tape, dei, handouts to the lazy by being more restrictive in welfare/medicaid. Remove education subsidies for fuzzy studies/activism and increase education funding for real fields. Remove tarrifs on most nations but quietly subsidize important industries(airbus model). Especially aim at medium skill jobs to train/support those lazies who are returning to the workforce after being kicked off welfare. Encourage elite immigration. Stop electing retards.
murder Member	Mon Apr 21 06:37:49 I wouldn't trust you with the whole budget. Too many people will go hungry and homeless. Here's a budget simulator that's just for the Department of Defense. http://defensefutures.aei.org/
murder Member	Mon Apr 21 07:05:26 "So tax increase all your most productive swath of the middle and upper middle classes who are already bearing the brunt of taxes? Good call." It's the only call. If you raise taxes on the masses you won't get re-elected. "increase capital gains taxes and remove loopholes affecting ultra-high wealth disparity, but remain below europe levels of tax. Increase inheritance tax." That's pretty much what I did. -
Sam Adams Member	Mon Apr 21 20:13:13 Well sure, not all your ideas are bad :) "If you raise taxes on the masses you won't get re-elected." Democrats raise taxes on the masses all the time and get elected half the time. The masses are kindof stupid, and the dems opposition is also retarded. You could win a lot right now if you just provide sanity.
murder Member	Tue Apr 22 02:54:38 2050 Revenue: 25% of GDP 2050 Spending: 14% of GDP 2050 Surplus: 11% of GDP 2050 Cumulative Debt: -51% of GDP I'm pretty sure I've lost my mind now. :o)
murder Member	Tue Apr 22 03:04:20 Quick revision ... 2050 Revenue: 25% of GDP 2050 Spending: 10% of GDP 2050 Surplus: 15% of GDP 2050 Cumulative Debt: -112% of GDP We're so flush with cash now that we can buy all of South America and deport all the inhabitants back to Africa. -
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