http://www.weeklystandard.com/blogs/mandatory-spending-exceed-all-federal-revenues-fiscal-year-2011_554659.html

Well clearly we need to raise taxes on the rich

Absolutely.  The spending must go on.  



 

Virtually all politicians are panty-waisted softies who don't have the backbone to trim, trim, trim.

Let's get rid of Bureau of Labor & Statistics.  They're all liars anyway who cook the books to deliver the desired political results.
Let's get rid of the Department of Education.  Education has been going downhill since the government got involved.
Let's get rid of the TSA. Privatize them.
Let's get rid of the Dept. of Energy.  Since its creation by Carter, dependence on foreign oil has increased.
Let's get rid of FEMA.  Let the states handle it.
Let's privatize social security or allow those who want to to opt out.  

So many places to cut, so few politicians willing to do it.

damn, only 50 years?

that ain't that long......

we HAVE to cut entitlements.  it really is the only way



 

Actually, it's worse than that...



The drain, we are circling it...
 
 

I am a little confused.

The entitlements already pay out more than all of the federal revenue and that was for 2010.

SS, Medicare, Medicaid and welfare was 2.3 trillion in 2010.

All fed revenue was 2.1 trillion.

Am I missing something?

ETA: yea, I am missing what the article said. I misunderstood it.

This is my shocked face.

It's cool, nothing to worry about.



We can't pay for hand outs (please stop calling them entitlements, no one is entitled to anything)



And soon we won't even be able to pay the INTEREST on our debt.



Joy.

You guys worry too much.



Just enjoy your free Obamacare.



We'll print whatever money we need.  A loaf of bread my cost $1000, but hey, we'll be able to pay the interest on our debt.