tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post8261751629620540469..comments2024-03-27T19:57:30.869-04:00Comments on Springfield Vermont News: Springfield legislative breakfast forumSpringfield VT Newshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17845498364686334900noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-90993466622462923362017-03-22T11:19:48.462-04:002017-03-22T11:19:48.462-04:00What about Government Employee Pensions they are o...What about Government Employee Pensions they are out of control, and the majority of us everyday tax payers don't have one?Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249438340756932292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-63563993326080738142017-03-22T10:54:04.616-04:002017-03-22T10:54:04.616-04:00Of course! You're completely right in pointing...Of course! You're completely right in pointing out that military spending, especially private sector contracting, is completely out of whack compared to the rest of the world. But that spending is discretionary - we could chip away at military spending, stem the role of the industrial military complex, and make smarter (and more ethical) military decisions all to decrease the budget and Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-24759884996977913152017-03-21T23:33:28.559-04:002017-03-21T23:33:28.559-04:00Really? It couldn't be that we spend four time...Really? It couldn't be that we spend four times any other country on Defense contractors, and fight unfunded wars?Alpin Jacknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-66084125209712711262017-03-21T11:57:55.226-04:002017-03-21T11:57:55.226-04:00Or, maybe it's because for first time in Ameri...Or, maybe it's because for first time in American history, there is an ongoing FBI investigation into the President's involvement with an enemy foreign government! That's "uncertainty" on steroids!The Goat Rustlernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-77769435424726457602017-03-21T11:00:22.796-04:002017-03-21T11:00:22.796-04:00I agree with your first sentence, but the vast maj...I agree with your first sentence, but the vast majority of the national debt is due to two factors: 1. Medicare and Social Security liability and 2. major tax cuts in the 1980s and early 2000s. (The financial crisis of 2008/09 and the resulting bailout and debt evaluation exacerbated the problem) The real issue is that spending is up and tax revenue is way down. Undocumented immigrants are the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6627533061631749534.post-26639830230571486122017-03-21T09:46:34.150-04:002017-03-21T09:46:34.150-04:00This group is only worried about the uncertainty i...This group is only worried about the uncertainty in Washington, because it's not who they wanted in the White House. We'll we just got done with 8 years of free hand outs and higher taxes, increase in the deficit like never seen before. Give this administration time to straighten out all that mess, deport illegals so we do have to take care of them without their taxes being paid.<br />Rogerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02249438340756932292noreply@blogger.com