I did vote for Huckabee, when I had the chance. I thought he'd be better than McCain or Romney. So far, nobody's proved me wrong.
"There isn't enough "waste and fraud" to cut in Medicare/Medicaid to come within a light-year of solvency. The march of demographics is simply that relentless. "
Our current budget reflects an economy that is seriously impaired due to decades of free trade agreements with low wage countries. Fix the economy, and you can take care of the poor. Fail to fix the economy, and we'll all be poor.
"There's no free lunch!"
Sure there is. You buy two really cheap lunches from China, putting your neighbor out of work. And then you give him one of your cheap Chinese lunches. It works great until you're out of work too, and then there's simply no lunch you can afford.
Let me know if and when you want to find out how economics actually works. I'll be happy to point you to some good websites and books (mostly from the Austrian school).
Until then, have a great life, FRiend.