[eno_]

In the US, government is about 30% of GDP. In Japan, it is about the same, maybe slightly lower. In Europe, it is about 40% on average, with the U.K. at the low end and Sweden pushing 50% at high end.

Cutting the proportion of government spending in half could be accomplished by freezing government spending for 10-20 years, allowing only adjustments for GDP deflator (inflation). It would be fairly painless, not that every leftist would not scream bloody murder anyway, but the response could be utterly truthful in that NO BUDGET CUTS need to be made.

[jjm2111]

That's a really good idea, but like you said the leftists would go crazy.