Right now entitlements are close to 60%. What happens when they - reach 80 or 90%? That a real threat.

Posted: Feb 13th, 2018 - 3:20 am In Reply to: Envy of the rich is promoted in Communism. In fact, - So is the confiscation of property,

When discretionary spending is only 20% of the budget it is not sustainable. We keep printing money to keep these programs on autopilot. But the moment of truth will come one of these days.

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