Anything you can't live without? Here

[Judy Harder]

Is there anything listed that you can't live without?

                  These are all the programs that the new Republican House has proposed cutting.
                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting Subsidy. $445 million annual savings.
                  Save America 's Treasures Program. $25 million annual savings.
                  International Fund for Ireland . $17 million annual savings.
                  Legal Services Corporation. $420 million annual savings.
                  National Endowment for the Arts. $167.5 million annual savings.
                  National Endowment for the Humanities. $167.5 million annual savings.
                  Hope VI Program.. $250 million annual savings.
                  Amtrak Subsidies. $1.565 billion annual savings.
                  Eliminate duplicative education programs. H.R. 2274 (in last Congress), authored by Rep. McKeon, eliminates 68 at a savings of $1.3 billion annually.
                  U.S. Trade Development Agency. $55 million annual savings.
                  Woodrow Wilson Center Subsidy. $20 million annual savings.
                  Cut in half funding for congressional printing and binding. $47 million annual savings.
                  John C. Stennis Center Subsidy. $430,000 annual savings.
                  Community Development Fund. $4.5 billion annual savings.
                  Heritage Area Grants and Statutory Aid. $24 million annual savings.
                  Cut Federal Travel Budget in Half. $7.5 billion annual savings.
                  Trim Federal Vehicle Budget by 20%. $600 million annual savings.
                  Essential Air Service. $150 million annual savings.
                  Technology Innovation Program. $70 million annual savings.
                  Manufacturing Extension Partnership (MEP) Program. $125 million annual savings.
                  Department of Energy Grants to States for Weatherization. $530 million annual savings.
                  Beach Replenishment. $95 million annual savings.
                  New Starts Transit. $2 billion annual savings.
                  Exchange Programs for Alaska Natives, Native Hawaiians, and Their Historical Trading Partners in Massachusetts . $9 million annual savings. What the hell is this anyway...?
                  Intercity and High Speed Rail Grants. $2.5 billion annual savings.
                  Title X Family Planning. $318 million annual savings.
                  Appalachian Regional Commission. $76 million annual savings.
                  Economic Development Administration. $293 million annual savings.
                  Programs under the National and Community Services Act. $1.15 billion annual savings.
                  Applied Research at Department of Energy. $1.27 billion annual savings.
                  FreedomCAR and Fuel Partnership. $200 million annual savings.
                  Energy Star Program. $52 million annual savings.
                  Economic Assistance to Egypt . $250 million annually.
                  U.S. Agency for International Development. $1.39 billion annual savings.
                  General Assistance to District of Columbia . $210 million annual savings.
                  Subsidy for Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority. $150 million annual savings.
                  Presidential Campaign Fund. $775 million savings over ten years.
                  No funding for federal office space acquisition. $864 million annual savings.
                  End prohibitions on competitive sourcing of government services. Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act. More than $1 billion annually.
                  IRS Direct Deposit: Require the IRS to deposit fees for services it offers (such as processing payment plans for taxpayers) to the Treasury, instead of allowing payments to remain as part of its budget. $1.8 billion savings over ten years.
                  Require collection of unpaid taxes by federal employees. $1 billion total savings. WHAT THE HELL...!
                  Prohibit taxpayer funded union activities by federal employees. $1.2 billion savings over ten years.
                  Sell excess federal properties the government does not make use of. $15 billion total savings.
                  Eliminate Mohair Subsidies. $1 million annual savings.
                  Eliminate taxpayer subsidies to the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. $12.5 million annual savings.
                  Eliminate Market Access Program. $200 million annual savings.
                  USDA Sugar Program. $14 million annual savings.
                  Subsidy to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).$93 million annual savings.
                  Eliminate the National Organic Certification Cost-Share Program. $56.2 million annual savings.
                  Eliminate fund for Obamacare administrative costs. $900 million savings.
                  Ready to Learn TV Program. $27 million savings.
                  Eliminate death gratuity for Members of Congress.
                  HUD Ph.D. Program.
                  Deficit Reduction Check-Off Act
                  TOTAL SAVINGS: $2.5 Trillion over Ten Years
                  My question, what THE Devil is all this doing in the budget in the first place...?
                  Is there anything listed you cannot do without...?

[srkruzich]

There are no Mohair subsidies.  They eliminated that in the 90's. 

[Patriot]

There are no Mohair subsidies.  They eliminated that in the 90's. 

Now... let's trim the USDA, EPA, DOEd, & HHS BY ABOUT 40% each, for starters.  That should add a considerable  sum to rhe amount saved each year.  Kill Obamacare for another trillion or so.  Eliminate at least 75% of 'green energy' subsidies. Pass H.B. 25, The Fair Tax Act, which eliminates the IRS completely.  Eliminate the unionization of government employees.

[Diane Amberg]

There are some I would miss. But I'd be fine with a flat tax and state, not federal DOE. Not too sure about the USDA though because of interstate and international trade.
 They all got there because some congress person wanted to keep their constituents happy and the lobbyists got to them.  If you're going to keep company unions, why take it out on Gov't unions?
Regardless, unless we stop fighting all the wars and bring that money back home, it's all small potatoes. We desperately need to get manufacturing going again and I have a feeling it will start soon. Some companies have had it with shoddy parts from China and counterfeit parts. We also need the modern equivalent of the CCC to get our national infrastructure repaired. That would create a kazillion jobs and get some concrete and steel,etc.going again with a positive domino effect.
Even our local refinery is in the process of starting up again and is rehiring.That has helped a large area already.  

[srkruzich]

There are some I would miss. But I'd be fine with a flat tax and state, not federal DOE. Not too sure about the USDA though because of interstate and international trade.
  They all got there because some congress person wanted to keep their constituents happy and the lobbyists got to them.  If you're going to keep company unions, why take it out on Gov't unions?
Regardless, unless we stop fighting all the wars and bring that money back home, it's all small potatoes. We desperately need to get manufacturing going again and I have a feeling it will start soon. Some companies have had it with shoddy parts from China and counterfeit parts. We also need the modern equivalent of the CCC to get our national infastructure repaired. That would create a kazillion jobs
  Even our local refinery is in the process of starting up again and is rehiring. 

I think if this chimpanzee in the whitehouse doesn't pay the social security checks in 5 days you won't have to worry about unions or ccc.  There will be a civil war started!

[sodbuster]

Apple now has bigger cash reserve than U.S.


http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/29/scitech/main20085526.shtml

[Diane Amberg]

  Red will be so pleased! (Sorry, I just couldn't help it.) It's the merchants that will be mad if the SS checks don't go out. It's all intertwined and not simple at all. Some states have supposedly had problems in unexpected ways when the state Go'vt offices were closed.The tax stamps for liquor ran out in Minn. People who needed one day licenses for weddings at church halls couldn't get them. It's since been resolved but there may be more ''unintended consequences'' to come. What if you needed a marriage license? Big changes ahead?

[Patriot]

Really, it is simple.... Bigger Government & more government regulation & control... wait, that's the general platform of the democrat party.  But who can they call for help & advice?  There's got to be someone with experience.  Got it!  Call  V. Putin!

[Judy Harder]

We also need the modern equivalent of the CCC to get our national infrastructure repaired

I think this is the most important thing. I have often thought this. Altho a lot of people were upset with the CCC and I am too young to remember any of this except in the history books and then the documentaries that we have all watched.

It would get a lot of people off the streets and would be a win-win situation. Each ditch could be cleaned up, trash could be picked up and or streets swept by hand if nothing else........
Beats going to war with country's who end up with their hands out and expect it...

[srkruzich]

We also need the modern equivalent of the CCC to get our national infrastructure repaired

I think this is the most important thing. I have often thought this. Altho a lot of people were upset with the CCC and I am too young to remember any of this except in the history books and then the documentaries that we have all watched.

It would get a lot of people off the streets and would be a win-win situation. Each ditch could be cleaned up, trash could be picked up and or streets swept by hand if nothing else........
Beats going to war with country's who end up with their hands out and expect it...

All i know bout it is what my grandpa told me.  He hated it. said it was nothing but slavery.  Shrug.