3.1 Trillion...where would you cut?

When someone close to me worked in the Agriculture Department, she used to say you would know the government was serious about cutting spending when they cut farmers' subsidies. At the risk of being like a politician who is afraid of the farm vote, that sounds like a good place to start.

The sad thing about farm subsidies is they don't get to the farmers they are intended to reach--the little guy--the family farmer trying to hold on to his farm and support his family. Instead the bulk of the subsidies go to the big corporate farms where investors reap the benefits. How do you change that? Social welfare going to the corporate bigwigs.

Move the Iowa Caucus to 5 months later and watch how fast it happens :0

To the best of my know;ledge, your idea war chest already exists in most government agencies.

I know it exists in the Air Force, have known people who earned hundreds of dollars in reward for cost saving ideas. Remember reading articles about people who got rewards in the thou$ands.

Yes, but I'm advocating for NO CAP on the windfall and having the President making it a high visible National Mandated and Driven program.

Make heroes of those civil servants and get this ball rolling.

The problem is, everyone would say the same thing:

Cut anywhere you like ... except don't cut anything that affects me!

Start taxing all the big industries who continue to find ways to avoid their fair share... The way some industries and big business dodge taxes is criminal.