re: Give me your plan to lower federal spending by 100 billion/year

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what is on the chopping block? 1 trillion cut over ten years seems like a reasonable initiative. What things would you personally cut if given the power?

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First thing I would do would restructure our welfare structure.

Basically, there would be no welfare. If you need living assistance by the federal government and you are physically able to work -- you gotta work. Now I'm now saying everyone has to go down and get a job slinging burgers. But I truly believe that welfare destroys self-worth and self-pride. Many part of our cities are crumbling, we have a huge amount of homeless that need assistance, we have miles after miles of roads needing repairs.

Let's put the people to work. If you don't work, you are no longer entitled to welfare support.

No more entitlements just for the people that don't *want* to work.

Now, people that have physical disabilities... mental disabilities - those are exceptions.

Being an a-hole, being lazy, or thinking you are too good for a labor job... no longer valid excuses.

You gotta get to work.

I truly believe if we start getting people transitioned to understand there is no free ride, then eventually they will no longer want the free ride. They will find pride in their own accomplishments and will strive for bigger things.

Maybe I'm drunk... maybe too optimistic, but I do think there are opportunities to improve our social climate, reduce our federal spending, and help the poor -- all at the same time (over an extended period, yes).