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Poll: Cut?
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Medicare
16.67%
3 16.67%
Defense
72.22%
13 72.22%
Social Security
11.11%
2 11.11%
Total 18 vote(s) 100%
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Medicare, Defense or Social Security?
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RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security?
Our Social Security system isn't THAT "flawless" but as padraic has stated ...the many who are in need DO get help. (There are many who are rorting the system and eventually get caught out)

How much of that 600billion could be better spent?? And still leave the USA in the secure position of the best defended country on the planet?? 120billion as orogenicman has suggested would go a bloody long way towards social security and medicare/aid.
"The Universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements: energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest." G'Kar-B5
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Messages In This Thread
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by padraic - April 3, 2011 at 6:46 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by padraic - April 3, 2011 at 7:10 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by padraic - April 3, 2011 at 7:59 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Shell B - April 3, 2011 at 8:01 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by padraic - April 3, 2011 at 8:21 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Shell B - April 3, 2011 at 10:52 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by padraic - April 3, 2011 at 11:19 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Ashendant - April 3, 2011 at 10:10 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Shell B - April 3, 2011 at 11:24 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by padraic - April 4, 2011 at 7:06 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Shell B - April 4, 2011 at 9:30 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by ib.me.ub - April 3, 2011 at 11:27 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Minimalist - April 3, 2011 at 11:27 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by KichigaiNeko - April 4, 2011 at 12:26 am
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Violet - April 4, 2011 at 3:31 am
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Violet - April 4, 2011 at 9:18 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Rev. Rye - April 4, 2011 at 10:57 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Minimalist - April 4, 2011 at 11:37 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Minimalist - April 6, 2011 at 12:20 pm
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Minimalist - April 7, 2011 at 12:55 am
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Violet - April 7, 2011 at 2:54 am
RE: Medicare, Defense or Social Security? - by Minimalist - April 7, 2011 at 12:35 pm

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