No more tuition assistance

[Prloko]

Taxpayers shouldn't be footing the bill for every single American who decides to travel overseas, but that isn't even the reason why we have military bases all over the place. This is when the little Libertarian in me comes out. The tuition assistance is the last thing that needs to be cut. I actually believe the federal government (including the military) could afford to cut the full amount of our budget deficit in a couple of years. Why does it take 10 years to cut a yearly deficit of $1 trillion? Is this some kind of adjustment period? Most of the spending is unnecessary, imo, and we can afford to cut it now. If the government is concerned about taking money out of the economy during a weak period, there are plenty of funds that can be diverted to job creation from unnecessary projects.

It takes that long to cut 1 trillion because most money in the budget is mandatory spending (Social Security, Medicare, interest, Defense). Very little money is under discretionary spending, which is the spending that can be cut.

You all have to remember, that government spending is subject to the money multiplier. Every dollar not spent is not just a dollar saved. That's money not being spent at stores, on infrastructure, new employees, etc.

Why does history always seem to repeat itself.