Republicans have consistently used budget surpluses as an excuse to cut taxes for the wealthy and increase defense spending, while using budget shortfalls as an excuse to cut social services, health care, regulation and enforcement. Now Congress is supposed to be deadlocked between "frugal" Republicans and Democrats who want to maintain vital government programs. But the compromise that is emerging: Let's all agree to increase Defense spending!

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Republicans have consistently used budget surpluses as an excuse to cut taxes for the wealthy and increase defense spending, while using budget shortfalls as an excuse to cut social services, health care, regulation and enforcement. Now Congress is supposed to be deadlocked between "frugal" Republicans and Democrats who want to maintain vital government programs. But the compromise that is emerging: Let's all agree to increase Defense spending!

Authors Bio:

Josh Mitteldorf, de-platformed senior editor at OpEdNews, blogs on aging at http://JoshMitteldorf.ScienceBlog.com. Read how to stay young at http://AgingAdvice.org.

Educated to be an astrophysicist, he has branched out from there to mathematical modeling in a variety of areas, including evolutionary ecology and economics. He has taught mathematics, statistics, and physics at several universities. He is an avid amateur pianist, and father of two adopted Chinese girls, now grown. He travels to Beijing each year to work with a lab studying the biology of aging. His book on the subject is "Cracking the Aging Code", http://tinyurl.com/y7yovp87.