You know I've thought about spending cuts and I've concluded that the only way it can be done is by across-the-board cuts. X% or so. There just is not enough political courage to withstand the demagoguery that goes on. You cut the growth of a program and it's a huge cut and is starving someone.
It's just a lose-lose for a politician. If he brings home the bacon he gets re-elected. If he cuts any program, the opposition will parade someone on the evening news that is so, so, so sad that they look like ogres.
It's sort of like base-closings, if a representative actually PROPOSED one (even though it was a obviously not needed) they would be crucified.
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