[SkyPilot]

I agree, the welfare state is the problem. When they passed the Budget Control Act, all welfare and entitlements were exempt from Sequestration, but the military must “pay” for 50% of all cuts. Obama must have been laughing when the Republicans signed onto this. But Sequester cuts do come on top of already existing cuts. It is akin to bleeding a dead body.

[mrsmith]

I figured your comment was meant to be about the cuts and not the cause.
I see no hope. Every government that went the ‘bread and circus’ route fell.
The Catch-22 for the military-cutters is that our bond yields are kept low by our military strength. We’re a very ‘safe haven’.
So they won’t have any more money for welfare- their military ‘savings’ will go to pay increased borrowing costs.