The three largest line items in the US federal budget are:
* Social Security
* Medicare
* Pentagon
Of the three only the Pentagon is discretionary:
* https://taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/how-does-federal-g...
Which one(s) do you want to cut?
Further, after COVID's bump, US federal outlays/spending have generally been coming down to history averages (20% of GDP):
* https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYONGDA188S
But deficits are growing:
* https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSDFYGDP
The difference between the two trends means income is the problem.
Has the GOP tried not cutting taxes and then complaining about not having enough money?
The three largest line items in the US federal budget are:
* Social Security
* Medicare
* Pentagon
Of the three only the Pentagon is discretionary:
* https://taxpolicycenter.org/briefing-book/how-does-federal-g...
Which one(s) do you want to cut?
Further, after COVID's bump, US federal outlays/spending have generally been coming down to history averages (20% of GDP):
* https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYONGDA188S
But deficits are growing:
* https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/FYFSDFYGDP
The difference between the two trends means income is the problem.
Has the GOP tried not cutting taxes and then complaining about not having enough money?