[bgill]

10% spending cuts is a drop in the bucket. Try for 50%.

[Dr. Sivana]

10% spending cuts is a drop in the bucket. Try for 50%.

Can't do it with payments on the debt, soc. security, military.

As President Reagan said, "You have to slow the sled down before you turn it around" (or something like that).

[Resettozero]

10% spending cuts is a drop in the bucket. Try for 50%.

Yeah! This Trump guy is a do-nothing kinduv guy who needs to think bigger from the start.

[D Rider]

The biggest expense is entitlements, they use nearly 100% of the personal income taxes collected. The rest of the government runs on borrowed money.

[thinden]

10% spending cuts is a drop in the bucket. Try for 50%.

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why not?

go for it.

[ctdonath2]

Just reducing the rate of increase has led to enormous legislative battles.

Actually cuts in spending (much less 50%, which yes is vital) will lead to legislative total war.

[Hyman Roth]

Actually higher than 10%. He wants spending cuts at 10% in addition to 20% cuts in personnel.

[aimhigh]

10% spending cuts is a drop in the bucket

Spending cuts across the board are a mistake. It makes it too easy for a successor to restore the spending, and it makes some agencies unable to effectively do their jobs.

I want a leader who is willing to determine what agencies are unnecessary and eliminate them. There are many, many Federal agencies that need to be eliminated, not just trimmed.