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<blockquote data-quote="audioholic" data-source="post: 7928093" data-attributes="member: 549629"><p>Yes, spending cuts are a crucial element. The problem is, politicians dont want to cut spending (no, not even republicans imo). The US govt is the largest employer in the country (by far), who would vote for someone running on a campaign of ending their cushy job? So, when any discussion of cutting spending occurs, they always portray it in hack &#039;n slash terms&nbsp; to scare us like removing medicare so our grandparents will die, taking X number of thousands of cops off the street so our mothers will get *****, or removing X number of teachers so our children will grow up ignorant. Where&#039;s the discussion about making govt spending more transparent, competent, and efficient? Its no secret working for a govt agency (be it local, state, or federal) means you generally get much better benefits and salary than a comparable private sector job. Like the old joke, how many DOT employees does it take to dig a hole... 4, one to dig it, and 3 to lean against their shovels and watch. Bridges built to nowhere (to satisfy some politicians constituency and get him re-elected), $1200 crescent wrenches for the military, and pork barrel spending... no powerful politician and neither party will truly address those spending issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="audioholic, post: 7928093, member: 549629"] Yes, spending cuts are a crucial element. The problem is, politicians dont want to cut spending (no, not even republicans imo). The US govt is the largest employer in the country (by far), who would vote for someone running on a campaign of ending their cushy job? So, when any discussion of cutting spending occurs, they always portray it in hack 'n slash terms to scare us like removing medicare so our grandparents will die, taking X number of thousands of cops off the street so our mothers will get *****, or removing X number of teachers so our children will grow up ignorant. Where's the discussion about making govt spending more transparent, competent, and efficient? Its no secret working for a govt agency (be it local, state, or federal) means you generally get much better benefits and salary than a comparable private sector job. Like the old joke, how many DOT employees does it take to dig a hole... 4, one to dig it, and 3 to lean against their shovels and watch. Bridges built to nowhere (to satisfy some politicians constituency and get him re-elected), $1200 crescent wrenches for the military, and pork barrel spending... no powerful politician and neither party will truly address those spending issues. [/QUOTE]

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