It’s a start, but how many of these cuts are actually gonna survive to the end? That’s why we oughta triple the cuts to begin with... at least.
The key thing really is the debt ceiling. If we hold the line on that, we can pay interest on the debt, and we can fund entitlements. NOTHING else.
Which means -- that they would actually do real entitlement reform. AND they would cut a lot of other crap.
Everyone is afraid "to go there". But it is exactly where we need to go. Coming up with a list of proposed cuts is not quite a pointless exercise, but that is not the proper starting point.
The place to start is to freeze the debt ceiling.
THEN look at how much money MUST be cut.
THEN make a list of places to cut.