Indeed, Social Security demands equal, if not top billing among priority spending that must be off the chopping block.
The law says they must be off welfare within two years, and it restricts their receipt of federal cash to a lifetime limit (regardless of whether they move from one state to another) of five years.
Debts must be paid off, local authorities must agree to take over farm schools and clinics.
"A successful business must be built off the back of serving the customers well, " he told John Humphrys.
Mobile phones must be switched off on site, and the microwave in the common room resides in a Faraday cage to stop radiation escaping.
Meantime, plenty of financial hangovers still must be worked off.
Some believe that because a denationalization of money is the ideal state of affairs, a monetary Holy Grail, its achievement must be far off in the future.
Government proposals, published in October, include stopping card firms changing interest rates on existing debts and suggesting the minimum amount that must be paid off each month should be increased.
Governors across New England and New York have declared states of emergency, and all cars and trucks -- except emergency vehicles -- must now be off Massachusetts and Connecticut roadways.
In 2011, city officials tried unsuccessfully to convince the state to change a "last-in-first-out" rule that dictates newer teachers must be laid off before those with more time on the job.
The United States Post Office did not require the Letter Logger to do this, however, in part because mail often travels in aircraft, and transmitting devices must be switched off during take-off and landing.
Amex's problems stem in part from a familiar source: an aggressive move out of its traditional business of charge cards, which must be paid off each month, into riskier credit cards that allow customers to carry a balance.
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Those two brief stretches of time when all electronic devices must be turned off -- after the doors to the plane close until it is at cruising altitude, and then again on approach for landing -- are being questioned.
England's primary objective on day three on Sunday must be to see off that new ball and bat for the rest of the day.
The market-based approach to antitrust regulation, popularised by Aaron Director of the University of Chicago, holds that antitrust violations must be ripping someone off, whether a customer or a supplier.
But full liberalisation of interest rates and the exchange rate must still be some way off given the fragility of the banking system.
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Mr Trichet said the deal struck at last week's summit of eurozone heads was a step in the right direction, but (yes) more work was needed, and the reduction in the debt owed by the Greek government must be a one-off event.
Plus the rig also must be kept at the same position, so energy must be expended fighting the ocean currents, and mud must be pumped, workers helicoptered on and off the rig, drilling materials delivered, etc.
One side may appear to gain more than the other, but for voluntary trade to occur, both sides must believe they will be better off.
When David called me up and invited me to coffee, I felt a rush of gratitude, worried, as every laid off journalist must be, that the world was quickly forgetting me.
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Again to be trite, we must hold off to discern whether there is a blip here or a persistent trend.
He says he believes Mr Hashimoto understands very well that public officials showing off their tattoos must be considered threatening.
But he also called for respect for minorities, declaring that the Greek Orthodox seminary on Halki, an island off Istanbul, must be reopened.
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But for Ricardian equivalence to work, individual consumers, who generally prefer watching TV talent contests to genning up on financial news, must not only be aware of the scale of government debt but must also decide to put off buying Nintendo Wiis because of expectations of tax rises.
Sure, we understand that all milk must be heat-treated or pasteurized to kill off harmful micro-organisms (in 1987 the FDA mandated pasteurization of all milk products for human consumption).
However the government could tip the balance in favour of privatisation by abolishing the rule which says that a quarter of the proceeds of a sale must go to pay off debt rather than be used for building projects such as new schools.
That, however, suggests that female titi and owl monkeys must be involved in a life-shortening trade-off of their own.
Given that many Greeks thrive off that bureaucracy, Mr Karamanlis must be brave as well as a quick learner.
Bank of America gives card holders the chance to opt out of the higher rate by paying the account off, but such a request must be made in writing.
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