Restoring the tax rates to "the Clinton years" wouldn't even come close to balancing the budget. Without massive cuts to entitlement spending, we will go bankrupt.SS and Medicare are in the black. That would be a SURPLUS. Those programs need to be adjusted.
. Originally Posted by joe bloe
Defense spending has been and will continue to be in the red until we raise taxes enough to cover it or lower the amount we spend.
The big lie has always been that SS and Medicare are the problem. The problem is that they will no longer have this huge surpls from which Defense can raid.
Simple MATH , just like Clinton said.
You Tea Pukes seem to have a hard time with subtraction and addition.