Why on earth would the Democrats EVER agree to cuts in the socialist welfare state, when that is the very heart of the party’s scheme to buy the votes of its parasitic moocher base?
Excellent observation on your part (as usual).
There really isn't any incentive, and that is why the Sequestration "formula" that the Republicans agreed to with the Budget Control Act of 2011 was so incredibly short sighted and stupid.
Sequestration EXEMPTS give away Entitlements, yet it punishes Defense (which is now only 17% of all Federal spending and shrinking) with 50% of all Sequestration cuts.
Ronald Reagan is spinning in his grave. These "Republicans" should be ashamed of themselves.