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FaRmLaNd on 11 August 2009
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TheRealMafoo said:
FaRmLaNd said:
Dismantle the US governments hundreds of overseas bases and stop policing the world. Withdraw from all non UN warzones etc.

This would save a load of money.

While I agree with this 100%, we need to do this without healthcare. If we did this, we would still be running a deficit with today's spending.

True, the deficit would still exists, but at least the US governments expenditure would be going towards helping US citizens improve their health instead of going towards killing people from both the US and the world, not to mention creating all the mental and post-warzone medical issues that soldiers suffer from.

But I agree, I've been looking at the US's debt and its getting crazy (and only going to get worse), unless some serious efficiencies and reductions of red tape can be made the US probably can't afford universal health care. Which sucks considering I'm very pro-universal health care. But then again my government wasn't in debt before the ecenomic crash and will be able to pay it off regardless since Australia is experiencing growth again (aslong as they restrain themselves, lets hope they have some sense).