Wanna get serious about the deficit? Consider these issues:
1) Eliminate agricultural subsidies
2) Slash corporate giveaways/welfare
3) Deal with skyrocketing medical costs, Medicare/Medicaid
4) Cancel unfunded tax cuts
Oh, and the cold war is over for decades now — how about we rein in wanton Pentagon spending?
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Source:
The Pentagon’s Biggest Boondoggles
By JOHN ARQUILLA and FOGELSON-LUBLINER
NYT, March 13, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/13/opinion/13arquilla.html
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