tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post3615452264207963333..comments2024-03-28T00:11:33.489-04:00Comments on bensozia: New York Times Readers Balance the BudgetJohnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-59272668402315056652010-11-22T12:56:16.157-05:002010-11-22T12:56:16.157-05:00Yes, and as the Times notes, people who used their...Yes, and as the Times notes, people who used their Twitter gadget are probably younger than the population as a whole.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-46460605151834683882010-11-22T07:59:39.196-05:002010-11-22T07:59:39.196-05:00Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but it doesn't...Maybe I'm reading it wrong, but it doesn't look to me like the #1 choice is a rapid withdrawal from Iraq and Afghanistan, but a reduction of the military to pre-Iraq levels. Reducing troops in Iraq and Afghanistan is lower down.<br /><br />A significant minority--the 509 people, at least 75% of whose balancing comes from tax increases--are willing to suffer pain, since their favored taxes include things like carbon emissions and a national sales tax. I wonder where an expiration of the Bush tax cuts for those making, say, above $100,000 would have ended up on the list; perhaps some folks didn't realize that letting the cuts expire for those making below 250,000 doesn't actually mean taxing the poor.<br /><br />One very striking thing is how unpopular pain for the elderly was. Increasing the ages for Medicare and Social Security came way down near the bottom.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08993570411881726772noreply@blogger.com