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Why does every discussion about the budget jump to cuts in medicare and social security, or cuts in police and fire? If you keep crying wolf, like this some people may continue to be fooled, but the majority will become weary of these same old straw man arguments. There is no way that the republicans want to touch Social Security, given their recent political losses. Anyone who looks at their paycheck knows that Social Security and Medicare are separate from income tax and does not figure into the budget anyway. They are administered completely separate from the congressional budget. Why not talk about cutting something like... hmm... cutting corporate welfare or military spending? Something meaningful instead of another straw man? I could name dozens of things that could be put on the table without alienating the constituency. If the Democrats put something meaningful on the table, they will gain some leverage and not look like the party taking America into financial ruin.