Is it official now? Cuts = Strengthening?

[Fumesucker]

What we need is Villageologists to study DC like Kremlinologists used to study the Vat.. errr the Kremlin.

Keeping up with this stuff is like looking through the latest pictures of Soviet leaders to see who's been cut out of the picture.

[Recursion]

1. I'm curious what people thought strengthening meant if not that?

You can actuarially strengthen a program in two ways: increasing revenues and decreasing outlays.

[leftstreet]

4. If we cut donations to Dems, will it strengthen the Party?

[Recursion]

7. Umm.. no, which is my point

You strengthen the party by getting it to take more money in or give less money out.

You strengthen Social Security by getting it to take more money in or give less money out.

I mean, cutting donations to the Democratic party strengthens your checking account.

[leftstreet]

8. So the Democrats want your option 2

give less money out

Will they be using this strengthening strategy on the DOD budget?

[Recursion]

10. God I hope so (nt)

[leftstreet]

11. Maybe they'll use DOD $ to strengthen SS n/t

[rustydog]

2. EXCELLENT! Cut rebates to Oil companies! Cut pentagon spending by half!

Cut legislators salaries.

[Honeycombe8]

3. Not for me. I may not be the smartest tack on the board, but I'm not STOOPID. Cuts = cuts.nt

[R. Daneel Olivaw]

5. But a cut is not a slash.

You can slash your wrist and not really sever the vein properly...or at all if in haste, but with skill a single cut with the right amount of pressure, political or otherwise, will release you from this mortal coil with all expediency.

[leftstreet]

6. war is peace freedom is slavery ignorance is strength

[cthulu2016]

9. Eliminate it entirely and it will be indestructible.

[Agnosticsherbet]

12. To study Washington, you need a Proctologist. n/t