DENVER-“If you can’t compromise, you shouldn’t be in Congress.And you shouldn’t get married."
So said Alan Simpson, former US senator andco-chair of the National Commission on FiscalResponsibility and Reform. He was speaking to a packedhouse at the ULI Fall Conference here. He wasblunt, he was funny and he spared neither Republican nor Democratin his frank assessment of the condition we’re in. For instance:“Barack Obama is the highest-spending presidentwe’ve had,” Simpson said. But Number 2 was George W.Bush.”
In short form Simpson said you can cut from Defense, such ashealthcare systems that the public doesn’t know about that areoffered to Defense workers separate from those the public canaccess. Healthcare and social security can be tweaked, either toreduce waste or put the money to sensible use within thesystem.
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John Salustri
John Salustri has covered the commercial real estate industry for nearly 25 years. He was the founding editor of GlobeSt.com, and is a four-time recipient of the Excellence in Journalism award from the National Association of Real Estate Editors.
