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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 11 years ago in reply to this comment.
    Yes.
    It's that old saying that people want to cut spending but not thhings related to the military, SS, or Medicare. This post shows you can at least put a dent in with without touching those things that account for most spending.

    I wondered about things like SBIR/STTR. It says cut those things, but wouldn't those agencies (most SBIR grants from DoD) invest in those same technologies but through the big contractors like Raytheon instead of SBIR-eligible companies? If yes, then people who won't tolerate any military cuts won't tolerate this either. It's really hard to cut the budget w/o affecting military or entitlements.
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  • Posted by $ 11 years ago in reply to this comment.
    Which is why it's a good start. It's low-hanging fruit. What's also important is that these are all very politically viable actions - you're not trying to take on Obamacare, Medicare, or SS.
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  • Posted by CircuitGuy 11 years ago
    That looks like around 100 billion. It addresses about a fourth of the problem.
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  • Posted by Ranter 11 years ago
    Cuts like these are necessary across the board to all government programs. However, I disagree with at least one of these. OPIC costs the American taxpayer absolutely nothing, and takes no money from the US government. It is entirely self-funded. It produces a net profit for the US Treasury, and it enables companies who otherwise could not do so to do exports of goods and services.
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