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<blockquote data-quote="curiousbrain" data-source="post: 933904" data-attributes="member: 31608"><p>I think it is worth considering what is and/or what is not cut; cutting the Department of Education by 50% would probably be a hard sell, simply because the "Average American" believes that department offers a tangible benefit to their children (if that is or is not the case is irrelevant). In the same vein, good luck cutting the Department of Defense by any amount because of the nature of defense contractors to supply jobs for the constituencies of many political figures.</p><p></p><p>Maybe the Department of Energy? Except that they handle the US's nuclear weapons stockpile; it would be a tough sell indeed to say that we should cut the budget for the department responsible for the nuclear weapons stockpile.</p><p></p><p>I guess my point is that, yes, the government is bloated beyond belief; but it has become the business of government to perpetuate the perception of its own usefulness. And, given the collusion between corporate money and the political figures in this country, the system is broken and, in all likelihood, will never be fixed.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="curiousbrain, post: 933904, member: 31608"] I think it is worth considering what is and/or what is not cut; cutting the Department of Education by 50% would probably be a hard sell, simply because the "Average American" believes that department offers a tangible benefit to their children (if that is or is not the case is irrelevant). In the same vein, good luck cutting the Department of Defense by any amount because of the nature of defense contractors to supply jobs for the constituencies of many political figures. Maybe the Department of Energy? Except that they handle the US's nuclear weapons stockpile; it would be a tough sell indeed to say that we should cut the budget for the department responsible for the nuclear weapons stockpile. I guess my point is that, yes, the government is bloated beyond belief; but it has become the business of government to perpetuate the perception of its own usefulness. And, given the collusion between corporate money and the political figures in this country, the system is broken and, in all likelihood, will never be fixed. [/QUOTE]
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