You don't live in the real world. Exactly what would you stop funding? DOD? SS? Medicare? Medicaid? Not paying debt servicing costs?
I agree we need to cut spending including entitlement reform. But it has to be phased in. You just can't shut down the government cold turkey. What about our troops in combat? 54 million SS retirees, one third of whom depend entirely on SS for their income. 48 million on Medicare and 60 million on Medicaid. 43 million on food stamps.
It's what I want. Frankly, I'm not reasonable on this topic.
But allow me to be slightly less rabid -- In a Middle Eastern bazaar, if you try to sell me a rug for $10, I will offer $5. You will request $8, and I will offer $7. Eventually I walk away with a rug, and you walk away with $7.50.
In our system, The Democrats request $1T, and the Republicans suggest $1.1T. The Democrats respond with a demand for $1.2T and eventually the country pays $1.5T.
We're not going to ever get ANY budget cuts unless we shut down the government. Not permanantly, but enough to cause riots. That's what I want.