I think to make it fair EVERY government expenditure needs to be cut 10%. Welfare, roads, congress, president, the only thing left untouched would be defense.
I had a conversation recently with a person who, along with his wife, was in their second year of receiving unemployment, and food subsidies. He was outraged that we were paying anyone in the military since, in his mind, we have no need for a military and the money paid to our soldiers is merely taking away money that should be given to him.
After a little more conversation, I discovered that this guy was making a substantial under the table income. As long as these kind of people get to vote, we are screwed.