How to make all happy in budget debate

I believe that we can reduce all our costs to social services by 50 percent and make both Republicans and Democrats happy.

The Republicans want to extend the tax breaks for the rich, so all rich Republicans will pay no higher taxes. Only the rich Democrats will pay higher taxes. Both sides would be happy.

The Republicans want smaller government and less social services, so the Republicans will no longer get Pell Grants, Social Security, Medicare or unemployment benefits, but the Democrats will.

Because the Democrats will get all the social services, the Republicans alone (not the Democrats) will receive 100 percent of all the trickle down that will come from the really rich Republicans.

Both sides get what they want. So simple.

Bob McArdle

Hampshire