"I would cut from overseas spending, I would cut from these trillions and trillions of dollars that we have spent over the years and bring our troops home so that we can finance it [health care]."  Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX), July 2009."In the past several decades, the country paid for increases in Social Security, Medicare, and Medicaid spending through cuts in defense spending relative to the size of the economy.  That approach is not feasible in the future."  Douglas W. Elmendorf, Director of the Congressional Budget Office, March 8, 2010.(Read Full Post)