Hillary for President

[Frank Ryan]

Originally Posted by Archaea

You're asking for transitions which would require large studies, which frankly I've lost track of. In the 80s I studied the stuff all the time, and followed a bunch of Friedman type economic journals.

The biggest entitlements are Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid and the like. Massive restructuring is in order. The military could always use a lookover, but with an eye to keeping readiness. In theory, it can be done, while retaining necessary assistance. It's just that Social Security is a joke and the other assistance programs are badly mismanaged.

One of the largest mismanagments is the size of federal and state governments. Civil service is a joke.

However, it is politically impossible, we're becoming more and more like the French, as we expect government to give us everything and to solve all problems. The victim mentality of Democrats is sickening and damaging to the economic welfare of our country.

so you are not in favor of a wholesale axing of welfare programs?

the dems aren't the only ones playing victim cards

conservatives are constantly whining about how overburdened the super-rich are

that gets old as well.