Magical Dem Budget Cuts

Democrats counter with cuts of their own Answer GOP spending trims, holding to 2010 levels

This here guy's comment will do. “ I must have been educated in the public school system because the math doesn't add up. The Republicans cut $61 billion, the Dems don't cut anything and it is a $41billion cut? A freeze in spending is not a cut it is just not an increase. Voodoo math isn't going to solve any problems but cover the butts of the double talkers in DC. So now they will "negotiate and end up with a voodoo compromise of $51 billion in "cuts" that will only cut last year's budget by $10 billion. AND REMEMBER, last year's budget was a 50% increase in spending. Someone get me a pitchfork [comment] ” Among Republican cuts, nearly 300 billion short of what's acceptable, ahem, is "nearly $5 billion for the Education Department."  In 2009 the federal gummint's budget was  137.6  billion. The last figures I saw showed that only $16 of every $100 taken are returned to the states  How many schools do the feds operate?  Answer: 0.  How many classroom teachers do the feds pay?  Answer: 0.   My looking-ahead calculator tells me this post will  run 62,000 words+, were I to indulge myself.  So I won't.  To sum up then.  We don't need the department of education. It's only purpose is to provide a slush fund used for DNC ward healing heeling, and Liberal patronage.  . Stop.