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on the chopping blockLikely to be abolished or drastically reduced: the $1.6 billion we spend each year on transportation subsidies is on the chopping block...- But suggestions in recent weeks by the Health Minister that complementary therapies may also be on the chopping block may not be met with such calm compliance.
- Funding for national parks and clean water is on the chopping block.
- Nonetheless, no president in recent times has declared an ambition to slaughter as many sacred cows: immigration, social security, tort reform and the tax code are all on the chopping block.
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