“The first item on the cutting block must be foreign aid. “
Sure but that’s 0.1% of spending, what about the other 99.9% of it?
“We need to develop a top to bottom culture in the government and military of running a tight ship - of waste not want not.”
We need to close and/or merge at least 40% of the agencies. Too many of them have overlapping charters.
Alot of the waste in the layers of bureaucracy that we dont need now.
“The more you see it the less you give a damn about the waste. The only way to correct it is to do more with less and you start by making major cuts. It forces managers and officers and NCOs to figure out ways to do more with less just as it does in business.”
Absolutely. 30% across the board cuts, then fill back only in the areas of super-critical need.
Foreign aid is still $50 billion a year. That’s a lot of money and it needs reserved for Americans in the USA not given to others and often corrupt leaders.
Symbolism of frugality towards outside interests is something most consider as more important than cutting needed programs that benefit Americans.