The National Budget Debate And Why America Is No Longer Functional

An American voter...

Having her cake...

... while everyone else diets.

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New Poll: Same Public Resistance to Cuts

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/behind-the-numbers/2011/02/new_poll_same_public_resistanc.html

Gallup Poll: A Majority Of Americans Wants To Cut Foreign Aid. This Is The Only Majority Favoring Any Proposed Budget Cut

http://www.gallup.com/poll/145790/americans-oppose-cuts-education-social-security-defense.aspx

Most Americans Want To Cut "Wasteful Spending." Few Agree On What Wasteful Spending Is

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/18/wasteful-spending-poll_n_2886081.html

How To Make Spending Cuts That Would Actually Balance The Budget. Most Americans Clueless

http://townhall.com/tipsheet/kevinglass/2014/02/13/what-to-cut-from-americas-budget-n1794588

The Most Popular Spending Cut, Supported By 57% Of Americans: Cutting Subsidies To New Nuclear Power Plants. 
http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2011/03/03/207625/poll-spending-cut-subsidies-new-nuclear-plants/

Visual Aid: Just How Insignificant Are Those Big GOP Budget Cuts We Keep Hearing About
http://hotair.com/archives/2011/02/11/visual-aid-how-insignificant-are-those-big-gop-budget-cuts-we-keep-hearing-about/

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Americans think foreign aid comprises one third of the nation's Gross National Product. In fact, foreign aid amounts to 0.2% of Gross National Product, 150 times less than The Dimwits think.  http://paxonbothhouses.blogspot.com/2013/11/foreign-aid-as-percentage-of-gross.html