IF we were to eliminate entitlements et al, there would be a resulting budget surplus of epic proportions.
My spouse has Parkinon’s Disease and receives US Treas. disability checks annually equal to the Fed Income Taxes I pay annually aside from another $15K in the income taxes I pay annually. (Those go to our valiant military and veterans, and gladly.)
Imagine the federal savings — if we cut out the middle man, the gangsta Govt in Washington. And let local voluntary charity and individuals, not federal “planning” — corrupt, cronyism entitlement systems — rip us off with Solyndra, Bridges to Nowhere, Obama phones, obscene GM union bailouts, etc etc etc.
Everyone pays for their own needs peacefully, does not steal-via-government for what they ‘need.’