I would eliminate the wall, cut defense spending 25%, cut HUD and every other agency by 25%, cut Amtrak by 100%, and I would be okay with the rest.
I would also raise taxes along with deep spending cuts.
why do those things offend you?
None of them offend me, we as a nation spend too much, we need to cut the spending and get our financial house in order before the economy weakens, which it most certainly will in the future as it is all cyclical.
so cut it from the military where we are giving them money they don't even want.
why does the right only live for hurting individuals?
My first sentence was eliminate the wall, cut defense spending 25%. I'm not for hurting anyone, I am for getting this nation financially strong.
I agree with your above cuts.
but i also know that prior to social security, over 50% of our elderly lived in poverty. that isn't being financially strong.
when the majority of our bankruptcies occurred because of unanticipated medical expenses, that doesn't make us financially strong.
a safety net is important. and things that help people who don't have only benefit us as a society.
I also know that when social security started, that the average life expectancy was 62. So most people never lived on social security.
so how about we raise the social security age to 70 and stop giving welfare to rich people? poof... no more economic problem.