In bizzaro world maybe:

The Senate passed a measure Thursday that cuts federal spending over the next five years by about $35 billion. Some moderate Republicans were concerned about the cuts, which hit programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, student loans and farm subsidies.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...toryId=4989275

Thanks again for your false war Bush!

Congressional budget cuts are a joke. Every year Congress increases spending with inflation. All they are cutting is the increase that certain programs will receive. No money gets, they just don't get there increase.

dmk

You would increase funding to programs to reflect inflation if anything.

Problem here in America is these programs need a constant increase in funding. As we have seen.

That would make sense when you consider how inflation works and the fact that our population is increasing, not decreasing.

Once again, Congressional Budget Cuts are an oxymoron. A cut in an increase is not a cut. A cut is when you receive less money next year than you received this year. Every year we hear how more money should be spent on this program or that, well sure that would be nice, but there are ways to spend more money without increased funding. Look at the Department of Education, for every $1 paid into the Department only $0.38 makes it to the classroom, students and teachers. $0.62 is eaten up by the Department. You want to increase spending on Education, eliminate the Department of Education and you could almost triple spending with out increasing taxes or cutting any other program.

dmk