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Originally Posted by 12clicks
son, you don't read entertainment magazines to understand the history you LIVED through.
Reagan tried to starve the beast, problem was, the democrats refused to cut spending.
just like now.
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Democrats are not refusing to cut spending... that is a flat out LIE. They want to cut spending in different areas than Republicans... like tax expenditures as outlined in Simpson-Bowles. Tax expenditures alone are $1.2 Trillion annually. They also want to cut defense which is at $712 Billion.