Republicans are beginning to worry about the giant deficits and debt. They want to reduce the size of government. However, this necessarily means reducing spending. The most logical place to start is the military, which in 2010 will spend $693 billion. This is the biggest slice of the pie. The USA spends more than the rest of the world put together, so you could argue it is where the most fat is. However, Republicans are funded by the war lobby, so they want to increase not decrease military spending. Subsidies to the meat and corn industries are another massive expenditure that could be cut. Republicans would never allow that since they are funded by that lobby too. If they won’t touch any of the big expenditures, they can’t make any meaningful cuts.
~ Roedy (born: 1948-02-04 age: 64)