The spending is Medicare, Social Security, Medicaid, and interest on the debt. While they are willing to trim Medicaid slightly, they’re not going to cut the big programs that drive the deficit.
Nailed it.
The problem with healthcare is like university tuitions, the government just pays which has resulted in exploding costs for healthcare and drugs. They need to reduce costs significantly. The only way to fix SS and interest is by inflating the dollar and perhaps increasing mortality.
They also need to reduce spending increases driven by wars and environmental regulations.