Waste Money

There is no question that the federal government is too big and wastes too much money. The reality is that any organization with more than 3 people will probably waste a percentage of expenditures in the mind of one of the 3 members of thatg organization.  The question that needs answering is what federal expenditures should be eliminated.  For a start we might consider reducing the costs of defense.  This especially true when it comes to spending for defense activity outside of our borders. If the government is going to piss away money it would be a nice change to do so within the US.  The next issue would be to publicize the truth about spending for those in need.  Are we creating habitual needy people?  What percentage of those receiving benefits are long term recipients and what, if anything is being done to limit an individual on welfare or other benefits for a given period of time.  Third, are we spending as a country enough to grow the economy to the level of the 1980s when there was middle class growth.  Do our citizens have the necessary skills and education to compete in a global economy and, if not, what needs to be done to upgrade the knowledge and skills to the necessary levels.  Just complaining about government waste will not solve any problems.  On the other hand, why not suggest specific areas where fiscal restraint is called for.