It could be argued that the debt is huge and a little dent isn't worth the effort to reign in. I'd have to disagree. You have to start somewhere or you'll never reach your destination. According to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) the U.S. government has 15 different agencies overseeing food safety laws, 82 programs to improve teacher quality and 47 for job training/employment.
With so many agencies handling similar issues, there has to be a vast amount of redundancy in these programs. Here's a good example - The FDA makes sure that chicken eggs are safe, wholesome and properly labeled. Meanwhile a division of the Department of Agriculture is tasked with ensuring the safety of eggs processed into egg products (Paletta, 2011).
Seriously? A logical person would suggest that we get rid of this redundancy and streamline our operations. This could be viewed as bad. How could that be bad? Well, all of those redundant departments are staffed by hard, or not so hard, working Americans who make a paycheck. This paycheck is spent on things - hopefully consumer goods that are made in America and help keep factory workers in their jobs. I'm certain firing them goes against the "lower taxes and more employment equals greater spending and more corporate profits/taxes" scenario.
There is no winning. Face the facts. We as Americans do not want to go without. If we don't make sacrifices of any kind there is no way to get rid of the budget's deficit. Some cuts have to be made somewhere and to do so will result in some seriously pissed off tax payers. Good luck with that Senator.
Paletta, D. (March 1, 2011). Billions in bloat uncovered in beltway. Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703749504576172942399165436 .html?mod=rss_Politics_And_Policy
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