My pipe dream? This new package works well, Bush re-elected. 2004(5?) Hard Line Tax reform. IRS Slashed dramatically. New Tax code that is FAIR. How would that be for reduction in the size of Govt't?
Wouldn't cut the size of government by a wiggle or a twit. It would just mean running up the government's debt.
ABOLISH the Dept of Eduation -- let States handle the education matter
ABOLISH the Department of the Interior
DESTROY the NEA by any means necessary
ABOLISH withholding. Give Americans the OPTION (at least) of holding onto their money until April 15. I am fiscally responsible and I can do that and still cover my taxes. People might vote differently if this were enacted and they realised how much of their money is being plundered by our benevolent government.
ABOLISH Unions for governmental jobs. Government is there to guarantee our civil rights and freedoms, not be a jobs program.
Go back and REVIEW and preferably ABOLISH many regulations forced on businesses.
ABOLISH income taxes on corporations. They just pass the cost onto their consumer.
DEVELOP an actual immigration control system and ENFORCE it strongly, especially along the Mexican border.
DEVELOP a plan to eliminate Social Security. Under this plan, younger people can choose a graduated OPT-OUT of Social (Broken) Security. Over a 10 year period, they would pay less and less into the system over the time, with the UNDERSTANDING that they will never be able to withdraw from Social Security (it wont be there anyway for Generation X and younger). It will be up to us to save for our retirement. We're adults, we can do it. Those who don't think they CAN do it, well, they can stay IN the Social Security program and kiss 14%+ of their yearly income good-bye.
These items, in my mind, would be excellent starting points for actually REDUCING THE SIZE OF GOVERNMENT.