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Nothing should be off the table
Last week, Congress passed PAYGO, a bill that requires SOME new
spending to be offset by other spending cuts or tax hikes. It doesn’t go nearly far enough. We
must tell Congress that the ENTIRE budget should be subject to spending
cuts. You may borrow from or copy this letter … Congress passed a PAYGO bill (H.J. Res. 45) that … http://www.gop.gov/bill/111/1/ * exempts 150 programs from any future PAYGO cuts The President congratulated Congress for passing this bill, and then
announced a three-year freeze on non-Defense discretionary spending. Nice try, but there’s something wrong with this picture … * PAYGO doesn’t apply to automatic increases in current entitlement
spending, only to new programs I know what you’re afraid of … * if you address mandatory entitlement spending, you’ll be accused of
hating the elderly, the sick, the poor, and veterans But Defense spending and entitlements are the main culprits behind
our fiscal mess. And if nothing is done to address these problems now,
America will be much poorer and weaker for generations to come. I’m writing to tell you that NOTHING should be “off the table” when
it comes to spending cuts. I encourage you, the entire Congress, and the
President to … * reassess the effectiveness of America’s vast military presence
overseas, and of our entire Military-Industrial Complex A smaller federal government is no longer just an “option,” it is
REQUIRED. We simply cannot afford Big Government. If you commit yourself to cutting spending in ALL areas, I will
applaud and support your efforts. Please respond and tell me you will do
so. END LETTER You may send your letter through DownsizeDC.org’s
Educate the Powerful System. Jim Babka
* encourages the use of tax hikes to pay for new programs
* Defense accounts for 40% of discretionary spending
* together, entitlements and defense account for two-thirds of the
proposed budget
* the projected budget deficit is LARGER than ALL OTHER government
spending
* tax hikes will only delay or prevent economic recovery
* if you curb Defense and Homeland Security spending, you’ll be accused
of undermining national security
* find ways to cut costs and reform entitlement programs, including
allowing individuals to withdraw from these programs
* reconsider many discretionary programs for both their
Constitutionality and effectiveness
President
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