I know congress has to approve the budget. I'm just saying I know the president prepares the federal budget for submission to congress. What five programs would you cut to reduce gov't spending now?
2007-09-25 09:13:06 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
1) Social Security
2) Medicare, Medicaid
3) Prescription drug benefit
4) Department of education
5) ATF
2007-09-25 09:18:42 · answer #1 · answered by Aegis of Freedom 7 · 4⤊ 1⤋
I'm not sure that a smart person would immediately cut five programs until they were more familiar with what is really going on in the system. I think it would be easy to eliminate the IRS and go with a flat tax. I also think we can eliminate the immigration department because they obviously arent wanted and cant do their job anyway. After that I think it would just be easier to cut the waste and programs that are designed to do favors for campaign contributors than eliminae whole departments.
2007-09-25 09:26:09 · answer #2 · answered by Diane M 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
1. Welfare. It's job time for those able to work.
2. Health care welfare, including the S-chip. Again, job time. The only health care program I'd leave intact is Medicare, only for those 65 or older and those with severe physical disabilities that limit their ability to work.
3. I'd take away the ability for Congress to vote themselves pay raises. In fact, they would be taking a pay cut. It's time to get people in who really want to do the job, not for the money.
4. IRS. Say it with me, flat tax.
5. Any other program that gives hand-outs to other countries when we have enough of our own leeches here.
2007-09-25 09:27:37 · answer #3 · answered by Karma 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Departments of: Homeland Security, Energy, Labor, Education, and Commerce. They are socialist--bordering on National Socialism--which is the antithesis of what this nation stands for at least in the ideal.
I am fairly sure the commerce would still flow without a layer of governmental interference. We could be safe without another layer of incompetents 'protecting' us--as opposed to protecting their place at the public trough. We would still have energy to use and would not be in a giant 3 mile island scenario without the geniuses of the Energy department.
People would still have jobs without the Government enforcing rights violations on employers. And last but not least: Could education get any worse?
2007-09-25 09:23:00 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I would cut the NEA...
Followed by the many subsidies that are inappropriately lavished on certain big business interests...
I would abolish the IRS and slap everyone with a flat tax of 15%....
I would dissolve social security completely, with some refunds for private accounts and some phase-outs for current elderly.....
I would enact a moron tax and apply it to the entertainment industry
2007-09-25 09:19:58 · answer #5 · answered by greengo 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
home land security
drug czar and all programs he overlooks
education czar and federal education programs , and turn them over to the states
all defense contracts, and state department contracts, what the hell is the state department funding security companies over in Iraq for. other than you not knowing how much more money is being wasted.
and the list goes on and on and on
2007-09-25 11:54:51 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Get rid of Social Security, the Dept of Education, The Dept of Agriculture, Health and Human Services, and the IRS and put in a flat tax.
2007-09-25 09:19:00 · answer #7 · answered by makrothumeo2 4 · 2⤊ 2⤋
1 nuclear spending
2 irs
3 department of education
4 social security
5 war spending
2007-09-25 09:44:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋