Everybodies sacred cows will have to be made into burger. Cut SS while keeping things like the blue angles will not work. Go on any FR SS thread to see just how that goes over. Everything need to be on the block.
Well, people apparently fail math I guess. You don’t expect .0001% to matter when 75% is off the table.
If you have to cut that tiny amount to get 1% off the big one, you’ve not really gained much except bragging rights.
If SS will be cut by 75% to get rid of those tiny budget items, ok. Heck, I’d say a 20% cut on SS/Medicare and I’ll get rid of the smaller stuff.
We all know though that the low fruit are things like this article and nothing will be done on the big ones.