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Message: <blockquote data-quote="robot_hooker5" data-source="post: 2193454" data-attributes="member: 763542">We are forced to pay for those things only in so far as politicians' salaries come from tax dollars. And if you listen closely, you'll hear lots of Republicans and conservatives complain that government salaries are too high. For instance, I'd like to see the departments of Education and Agriculture, both started by Carter, shut down to save money.But entitlement spending, which includes welfare, is by far and away the largest chunk of the federal budget. If we want to save money, we need to look at our biggest costs.Why don't liberals do the same?</blockquote>