The percentage difference makes it clear its not about spending.

[Cancel 2018. 3]

I'm seriously starting to question your mental faculties. The point, dim-witted one, is that while it may be easy to shave $60 billion off of a $3+ trillion budget (all spending), it's a whole lot more difficult to shave $60 billion off of a $540 billion budget, particularly when the fiscal year is already half over. It's more like cutting in excess of 20% of the budget.

Limiting the cuts to non-defense discretionary spending seriously limits the amount you can feasibly cut as you're only talking about 15% of the total budget.

really nigel.....that is your best? why are you whining about 60 billion? your entire whinefest......is meaningless. i excepted more from you. well, not much more....

 

[Bonestorm]

really nigel.....that is your best? why are you whining about 60 billion? your entire whinefest......is meaningless. i excepted more from you. well, not much more....

I'm just pointing out why Damocles's post is nonsense. You could do us both a favor and put me on ignore so as to avoid being disappointed in me in the future. I'd put you on ignore but you're a fucking laugh riot and I'd hate to miss out on your dumbassery.