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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by landemva on Thursday October 26, 2023 @10:49PM (#38034130)
> Medicare and social security

These two are often lumped together, though are quite different. SS deficit can be fixed with slight increase of retirement age and slight payout reduction and slight contribution increase. Medical spend is completely broken and unfixable without going after the medical cartels.

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Re:U.S. GDP grew at a 4.9% annual pace in the third quarter,... by missedthecue on Friday October 27, 2023 @03:26AM (#38035682)
The fact that it can be fixed doesn't matter if its currently not fixed. Those are the two biggest budget items, so it's what the government is spending the most money on.
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