re: Debt Ceiling: At What Point Does this Have to Stop?

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We have entire departments (Education, Energy) that do nothing but move $$$ around (nearly always to their favorites). They don't need a 10% cut, they need one at or near 100%.

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While that may be true, 808's point, and one I've made in the past, is that if you get surgical you get "BUT MUH KIDZ" or "BUT MUH GUNZ" or "BUT MUH MEDZ". If you go brute force everyone bitches, but the pain is shared by everyone........neutralizing to a large extent their arguments.