All of a sudden everyone in the media has shown an interest in fiscal restraint. They claim the American People are now concerned about spending, deficits, and fiscal discipline. Thus when it's estimated it may cost $2 Trillion over 10 years to pay for a public option for healthcare everyone freaks out.

No one freaked when we added $5 Trillion to the debt over the past 8 years under Bush Cheney. No one freaked as the cost of invading and occupying Iraq and Afghanistan topped $1 Trillion and may top $2 Trillion when all said and done. But now, oh my GOD, $2 Trillion over 10 years, why how on earth will we ever pay for that?

$2 Trillion over 10 years. That's $200 Billion a year. Getting out of Iraq and Afghanistan would save us that much. Rolling back the Bush tax cuts surely would help. We spend over $1 Trillion a year on the military. Surely there is $200 Billion a year in the Pentagon we can save by simply axing some failed programs such as was the case with the Star Wars program. Hell, the Pentagon lost $2 Trillion and can't account for it.

It's just funny to me that when it comes to the military and wars no one cares about the cost. We've spent trillions of dollars over the years on the military, much of it wasted. To this day if America was to get into another war (a likely possibility) and we were told it would cost $2 Trillion no one would care. As long as it's a good war with bombs, tanks, and lots of death we are ok with that.

But $2 Trillion (over 10 years) to provide public healthcare? OMG, that's just like too much money. I'm all like fiscal conservative now and concerned about deficits and stuff. So like, it's real concerning about how they will find that money. What's that you say? Another $1 Trillion over ten years to stay in Iraq and Afghanistan? No problem!