The sad part, the American people are just as bad as the politicians. They want others freebees cut, but not theirs. If cuts are made, many if not most will hoot and holler and the politicians will give in, the deficits will get higher and the road to disaster will continue. Soc. Sec. needs to be cut, medicaid needs to be cut, federal departments need to be eliminated, number of federal employees reduced etc. Who will stand for that? And the can is kicked down the road for the umpteenth time.
Incremental good intentions that required money grew into the monster parasite that killed the host.
Agreed. If I had my way with the federal budget, I would probably lose my own job as a government contractor. I don't really care. Either the reckoning comes now, in a controlled fashion, or it will come later on (collapse, SHTF, etc.).