(02-11-2020, 10:31 AM)mikesez Wrote: There's no need to build a wall.
We could be spending a lot less on new ships.
We could be spending a lot less on foreign aid.
We could roll back purchases of the F35, because we know it will never do all it was promised to do.
We could have Medicare demand lower prescription drug prices, and lower prices for hardware like joint replacements.  The UK recently got like. 75% discount on joint replacements from a company that makes them here.
We could be making it easier to transition off of SSI disability and into part time work.
We could be making states with high section 8 costs actually build more modestly sized housing as a condition of continuing to get a high level of funds.
We could be demanding that teaching hospitals hire more residents, rather than less.

So many ways we could put long term spending on a more sustainable path.  Use welfare spending to boost the supply of things, rather than just the demand for them.