Brace yourself. In coming weeks you’ll hear there’s no serious alternative to cutting Social Security and Medicare, raising taxes on middle class, and decimating what’s left of the federal government’s discretionary spending on everything from education and job training to highways and basic research. “We” must make these sacrifices, it will be said, in order [...] View the full post at: How To Avoid Cutting Programs the Middle and Poor Depend On Related posts: Would You Accept a Wealth Tax? What People Don’t Know About Federal Income Taxes Mattel Tops Estimates on Cost-Cutting