Quote:If he would say all of that then I'd consider even supporting some of his programs. But the problem is they always say I'm going to cut ____ and then never cut ___ just increase spending on the new program.

I think that's a symptom of politics.  


I agree that we can't just increase spending without cutting.  The War on Drugs cost the US $15 Billion in 2010, and that's not counting money that the states spent on it.  There's a lot of areas we can cut spending on without upsetting anyone.  We just... never do it.  And it's frustrating.  There's a lot of questionable spending that nobody is looking at.  Democrats look at it and think "Raise Taxes!"  Republicans look at it and think "Cut Welfare and federal education spending!"  


While I look at it and think "Cut the war on drugs, cut the spending on planes that you don't need, lower defense funding without lowering the pay of our troops or benefits for veterans.  Don't spend $25 Billion a year on unused properties.  Don't spend $2.6 million to train chinese prostitutes to drink responsibly on the job, take the 50,000 federally owned houses that you own and sell them at a low cost, and start paying attention to cost saving measures that HHS has recommended that would save up to $9 Billion annually."

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