And to be specific, here are just a few items to save money on:
The military is one of the largest line items in the budget. We have our military stationed in over 140 countries. Why? I do not believe we need bases in 140+ countries to defend the USA and its interests. End the HUGE cost of defending Korea, Japan and all of Europe at the present level. NATO, an organization that was created to largely defend Europe has the USA paying over 70% of the tab. Reduce that to 25% in the next five years.
I believe 57% of America pay no taxes to the federal government. This is such nonsense and unfair to the working man/woman. We are a consumer nation, and it is long overdue to convert from income tax to a consumer tax. My wife has a friend that cuts hair and is also a prostitute. She makes as much money net as my wife working as a physician for the government, she pays $10 as a premium for her Obamacare, and no taxes. We pay $400 per month and tens of thousands in income taxes. This is wrong.
Take a hard look at folks on welfare, and invariably they use the $600-800 Apple cell phone, wear some of the nicest clothes, and it is wrong in my mindset. I buy cheap phones because I have to pay for my own as do most folks, but take all the cash based people out there not declaring their income it is wrong. I know an architect that has NEVER filed a tax return, pays no taxes and makes a six figure income. His whole life, over 40 years of never filing a tax return with the corrupt IRS. Amazes the heck out of me.
America does NOT need millions of immigrants each year, we need to make it worthwhile for our own citizens to have families. The average family in the USA is having 1.2 children per family. This will NOT sustain this country, and the cost to bring in legal and particularly illegal people is not worth the cost to buffer our population.
End subsidizing most of the things we subsidize with federal taxpayer dollars. The NFL gets subsidized by the taxpayer. The taxpayers bear the brunt of building high cost stadiums with nothing in return for the use of their money. Owners and players meanwhile make out like bandits. Let them build their own stadiums, and end subsidies to all billion dollar enterprises.
Tax all the money being sent out of the country by people working here. Many of them pay zero taxes, and send the higher dollars they make here back to family members in foreign countries. Impose a flat 8-10% tax or fee on all monies being sent out of the USA.
End trade deals that benefit other nations over our own people. The federal government has destroyed virtually all business on Puerto Rico. The PR was a major producer of coffee and sugarcane, and the feds in past decades signed deals with other countries that basically destroyed the agribusiness in the PR. Makes no sense to me.
End subsidizing cities and states that are sanctuary areas for illegal invading aliens. And I mean ALL FEDERAL MONEY.
Cut staff in EVERY federal government branch, excluding the military. No need to terminate folks, just freeze hiring until a 15 or 20% reduction in people on payroll is affected.
End government workers being off for every secondary holiday, i.e Columbus Day, Presidents Day, MK Luther Day, etc. Most America gets six holidays while the Feds get 10 or 12 holidays. Pure nonsense.
Eliminate whole departments starting with the IRS. Figure out how to collect revenue with no tax returns, again I suggest a consumption tax. Dept of Interior, reduce their role in America. There are over 450 Departments and Agencies. Start by reducing that number by 50%. The idea we need that many different entities is absurd.
