How to curb the growing budget deficit

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What is Medicare? Medicaid?  According to the agreement achieved by the Administration and the Congress, were there a breach of the debt ceiling (limit) because of the budget deficit, the defense budget would be automatically reduced by half. Based on the numbers you find, what's the percentage decrease in the budget deficit that will be induced by such a policy? Do you think this particular budget cutting policy helpful to curb the growing budget deficit? More generally, will such a policy benefit the country?

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