[SoConPubbie]

it’s driven by the fact that we’re broke.

We're broke because the feds spend most of our tax monies on items that are not constitutionally mandated.

[warchild9]

We’re broke because there are too many parasites and not enough producers.

[ex-snook]

"We're broke because the feds spend most of our tax monies on items that are not constitutionally mandated. "

And that includes wars that were not Constitutionally formally declared. Also throw in nation building and deficit trade financing. Spending on Americans should be the last item we cut.