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Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security. Now, the latter two aren't as problematic. They're sustainable with a few minor tweaks. It's medicare spending that explodes. The major entitlement programs are different from other expenditures such as, say, defense spending because entitlements are...

They did, actually. They locked him inside a pine box about 6 feet underground in 2008.

You could completely eliminate the military budget, and you still wouldn't solve our budgetary woes. By 2050, the cost of the major entitlement programs alone will consume 18 percent of GDP. What's so special about 18 percent, you ask? Historically speaking, total federal tax revenue...

Superpunk provided a good source. But from a Keynesian perspective, Midswat makes a valid point about stimulus.

On one hand, Florida lost $45,000 implementing the law. On the other hand, Midswat supports it so it can't be all bad.

Okay, fine. No way, no how tyranny could ever be a problem in the good ol' US of A from enemies foreign or domestic. Got it.

Couple things here: 1) People who use drugs often have children who don't. 2) I really would like to see a cost/benefit analysis.

There you have it, ladies and gentlemen. Tyranny went out when people no longer had to churn their own butter. We've always know there was a connection between guns and butter. Just busting your chops a little, Junk. Now if you'll excuse me, I think Chance Warmack might have character issues...

Counting, too. Or make that three.

Really? So you have access to a cost-benefit analysis on this? I'd love to see it because I don't have an opinion one way or another.

When analyzing any budget, the more important figure, generally speaking, is federal spending as a percentage of GDP. I have no idea what that will be here because I've been on a road trip. Just food for thought... The chained CPI thing may not be a good idea ultimately, but it was inevitable...

What just happened here?

I do. I totally let Marky Mark and Babs Streisand tell me how to vote.

No?

It's ironic that someone with your avatar would speak out against gun control.

Are you advocating a ban on alcohol?

Comes with the territory of being awesome. As you well know.

You interested in joining such a forum?

Ah, I see. And he's already laying the smack down.

Riiiiiiiiiight......