National Budget Simulation
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Spending
Military Spending
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Eliminate
Military personnel
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Hold even
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Eliminate
Operation and maintenance
+ 100%
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Hold even
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Eliminate
Procurement
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Eliminate
Research, development, test and evaluation
+ 100%
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Eliminate
Military Construction, Family Housing and Other
+ 100%
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Eliminate
Atomic Energy Defense Activities
+ 100%
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Eliminate
Defense-related activities
Veterans and Military Retirement
+ 100%
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Eliminate
Military retirement benefits
+ 100%
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+ 10%
Hold even
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Eliminate
Pensions & Income security for veterans
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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Eliminate
Veterans education, training, and rehabilitation
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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Eliminate
Hospital and medical care for veterans
+ 100%
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+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Housing and other veterans benefits and services
International affairs
+ 100%
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+ 10%
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Eliminate
International development and humanitarian assistance
+ 100%
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+ 10%
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Eliminate
International military aid
+ 100%
+ 50%
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+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
State Conduct of Foreign Affairs
+ 100%
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+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Contributions to International Organizations & Peacekeeping
+ 100%
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+ 10%
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Eliminate
Foreign information and exchange activities
+ 100%
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+ 10%
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Eliminate
International financial programs (IMF etc)
General science, space, and technology
+ 100%
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+ 10%
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Eliminate
National Science Foundation programs
+ 100%
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+ 20%
+ 10%
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Eliminate
Department of Energy general science programs
+ 100%
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+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Space flight, research, and supporting activities
Non-Defense Energy Spending
+ 100%
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+ 20%
+ 10%
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Eliminate
Energy supply and conservation
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Energy conservation, preparedness, & regulation
Natural resources and environment
+ 100%
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+ 10%
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Eliminate
Water resources
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Forest Service, Conservation and land management
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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Eliminate
Recreational & Park resources
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Pollution control and abatement
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Other natural resources
Agriculture
+ 100%
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+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Farm income stabilization & crop insurance
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Agricultural research and services
Commerce and housing credit
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Mortgage credit
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Postal service
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Deposit insurance
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Other advancement of commerce
Transportation
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Highways & Highway safety
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Mass transit
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Railroads
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Air transportation
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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Eliminate
Water transportation
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Other transportation
Community and regional development
+ 100%
+ 50%
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+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Community development
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Area and regional development
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Disaster relief and insurance
Education, training, employment, and social services
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
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Eliminate
Elementary, Secondary & Vocational education
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Higher education
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Research and general education aids
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Training and employment
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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Eliminate
Other labor services
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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Eliminate
National service initiative
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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Eliminate
Social services block grant
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Rehabilitation services
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Children and families services programs
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Other social services
Non-Medicare Health Spending
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Medicaid grants
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
State Children's Health Insurance
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Federal employees' and retired employees' health benefits
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Indian health
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Substance abuse and mental health services
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Health research and training
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Consumer and occupational health and safety
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Other health care services
Medicare
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Hospital insurance (HI)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Supplementary medical insurance (SMI)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Medicare premiums and collections
Retirement, Unemployment and Earned Income Tax Credit support
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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Eliminate
General retirement and disability insurance (excluding social security)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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Eliminate
Civilian federal retirement and disability programs
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Unemployment compensation
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Earned income tax credit (EITC)
Social Welfare Spending
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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Eliminate
Housing assistance
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Food stamps
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Other nutrition programs (WIC, school lunches)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
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Eliminate
Supplemental security income (SSI)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Family support payments
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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Eliminate
Earned Income Tax Credit
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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Eliminate
Low income home energy assistance
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Child care funds
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Other family and child support
Social security
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Old-age and survivors insurance(OASI)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Disability insurance (DI)
Administration of justice
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Criminal investigations (DEA, FBI, ATF, OCDE)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Border enforcement activities (Customs and INS)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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Eliminate
Other law enforcement
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Civil and criminal prosecution and representation
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Federal judicial activities
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Representation of indigents in civil cases
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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Eliminate
Federal prison activities
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Criminal justice assistance
General government administration
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Legislative functions
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 70%
Eliminate
Executive Office programs
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Collection of taxes & fiscal opertations
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
General property and records management
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
General purpose fiscal assistance (DC, Puerto Rico, etc.)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Other general government
Net interest
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
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cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Interest paid on the national public debt
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Civil Service retirement and disability surplus
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Military retirement surplus
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
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cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Medicare surplus
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Other on-budget trust fund surpluses
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
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cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Social Security trust funds surpluses
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Other interest surpluses
Undistributed offsetting receipts
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Contributions to retirement programs (on-budget)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Employer share, employee retirement (off-budget)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Rents and royalties on the Outer Continental Shelf
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Spectrum Auction
Tax Expenditures and 2001 Tax Cut
2001 Tax Cut
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Benefits for Richest 1% of Taxpayers
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Benefits for Next Richest 19% of Taxpayers
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Benefits for Next 20% of Taxpayers
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Benefits for Bottom 60% of Taxpayers
Corporate Tax Breaks
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Accelerated Depreciation
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Tax Free Bonds
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Insurance Companies
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Multinational Corporation Breaks
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Energy and Natural Resources
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
R&D Tax Breaks
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Timber & Minerals
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Other Business & Investment
Personal Business & Investment Benefits
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Capital gains (except homes)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Accelerated Depreciation
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Tax-Free Bonds
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Exemption of tax on insurance interest
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
No tax on income earned abroad by US citizens
Pension & Retirement Deductions
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Tax-free on Employer-paid Pensions
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
IRAs
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
401K & Keogh plans
Employer-paid Health Insurance
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Employer-paid Health Insurance
Itemized Deductions
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Mortgage Interest
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
State and local taxes (w/o home property)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Property Taxes (homes)
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Charitable Contributions
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Medical Expenses
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Casuality Losses
Other personal tax expenditures
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Untaxed Social Security benefits
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Capital gains on homes
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Miscellaneous fringe benefits
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Workmen's comp etc
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Soldiers and veterans
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Child credits
+ 100%
+ 50%
+ 30%
+ 20%
+ 10%
Hold even
cut 10%
cut 20%
cut 30%
cut 40%
cut 50%
cut 70%
Eliminate
Education credits & Deductions
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