Just tell the truth.
1. We spend WAY more than we earn (roughly 1/3 of the Budget is borrowed).
2. This is unsustainable.
3. We must decide, here and now, which programs do we not only want, but are also willing to finance with current revenues (no deficit spending). THAT, plus debt servicing is the budget / taxation needed to support it.
4. This will hurt, a lot. But the pain will subside quickly.
5. Continuing down the path we are currently following leads to greater pain for a longer period, just sometime in the furture. Maybe not for us, but for our kids & grandkids.
Yes that 1/3 boggie.
I did the quick math, if we don't touch entitlements and go after the rest the burden they shoulder was something like 62.5% cuts. Given what sucessful CEO's do to turn a company around ( Ford's Mulally and his 40% cuts right off the bat ), this 60 something percent cut, might be a great wake up call.
The question is, does the Bain Capital side of Willard have the Cohones to do it to Fedzilla.
Imagine, NPR, AMTRAK, and so many departments closed or consolidated for starters before we tackle "entitlements"
We need a dream list from Heritage, Cato and "Martin Gross"...
And that is just for Starters...