How may times have we heard the sentiment that we need to limit the size of government. Or that we need to slash spending or some other good sound byte. Yet whenever the person or candidate is pressed on the issue they can never really say what needs to be slashed and what doesn't. Some take this as a sign that no one wants to slash anything and that we therefore should do nothing. This is a very poor way to go about it. The second option is to take a radical approach and simply cut everything within arms reach down to the barebones, except of course the defense, medicare, and medicaid (the Big Three). Again this is a very poor approach and is extremely ill informed. There is however a third option.
This one requires an honest to goodness sit down audit that get's into the nitty gritty of what dollar goes where. Once the audit is complete law makers should take a good look at these numbers and see where money is being wasted and cut the budget immediately and without delay. Then the next step is to look at what is being proven to not produce and slash that without question. Having this second step completed it would be wise for the government to then see what the situation looks like from there. Depending on the results the cutting process could be stopped or continue by making the more difficult choices of cutting more good but non essential programs.
Furthermore it would be wise for the government to remember that nothing is sacred. The Big Three and their budget is susceptible to cutting as any other program. This is what should be done and this is not what is being done.
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