by Keith Riler
When Barack Obama delivers on his threat to delay or withhold Social Security checks and veterans’ benefits, we should know why they were sacrificed. Here is a list of about $2 trillion in select expenditures which the President could likely sacrifice to protect our elderly and veterans:
Beneficiary: Cost:
ObamaCare $1.5 trillion
Planned Parenthood (annually) $330 million
Fannie Mae/Freddie Mac $145 billion
Amtrak $1.9 billion
Unspent Stimulus/ War Chest $60 billion
National Endowment for the Arts $133 million
National Endowment for the Humanities $140 million
The Post Office $1.0 billion
Vacant Federal Properties $25.0 billion
Medicare Fraud $47.0 billion
National Broadband Coverage Map $350.0 million
Federal Employee Flight Upgrades $146.0 million
Beach Re-sanding $3.0 billion
Payments Not to Use Land (conservation) $2.0 billion
International Abortions/Population Control $650.0 million
Libya Kinetic Military Action $750.0 million
Consumer Protection Bureau $329.0 million
United Nations $6.4 billion
NPR/Corporation for Public Broadcasting $451.0 million
Renewable Energy Tax Credits (mostly wind) $6.9 billion
Tax Credits to IRS employees/Others $513.0 million
Federal Weatherization Programs $5.0 billion
99 Week Unemployment Benefits $100.0 billion
Total $1.9 – 2.0 trillion.
Clearly, in tough times, choices must be made. These are some of the choices Barack Obama and his party might favor over Seniors and veterans
