Sorry, but I disagree. Has every body forgotten Calvin Coolidge? This is what his administration did, in the 1920’s. Immediately upon being sworn in, his administration cut government spending 50%, and also cut taxes 50%. Oh, there was government consternation for a year. Then the economy took of like a rocket ship. That was the largest growth we’ve ever had. Now, I realize that we owe 17 trillion dollars, and it must be paid. So here is my suggestion: Yes, cut government spending 50%. We can eliminate 3/4 of all our Alphabet Govt. Agencies. That alone will save us about a trillion dollars a year. By cutting taxes, we would actually get more money for the government. And, most important, start utilizing all our sources of energy. We could be the world’s largest exporter of energy. Within 5 to 6 years, we would be the world’s largest lender, and we’ll have everyone paid off, and we’ll have money in the bank.
Congress is like Calvin of the old cartoon strip ‘Calvin and Hobbes’.
Calvin always puts off doing his homework because he would rather play with Hobbes, rationalizing that ‘future Calvin’ will handle it.
The problem with that thinking is that ‘future Calvin’ always comes to think he’s present Calvin.
And life isn’t a cartoon, even if Congress acts like childish clowns.
Coolidge had to get there before he could start cutting taxes and spending and he didn’t run on cutting spending by 50% and taxes by 50%. He got there by being likeable, and running against the opposition.
I agree we can probably cut 1/2 of government but you have to get there to do so.