Paul Ryan's Budget a Start, But Needs to Go Much Deeper in Spending Cuts

Paul Ryan's budget delivers $5 trillion in spending cuts. That sounds impressive right, until you consider those spending cuts are nothing more than $500 billion in cuts per year since the his budget creates a ten-year plan. Considering the constant shift in government between the two-party system, those ten years are dependent upon Republicans keeping control of the House. If the Republicans lose control, then Democrats can return to overturning any progress made by Ryan's budget. So what I am saying is $5 trillion is just a number, and not quite as impressive when you begin looking at the overall picture. Still Ryan needs to be commended for his efforts.

To give you an example of just how little the spending cuts are that Ryan proposes, let's take a look at the military budget. It's a fact the United States spends 50 cents of every dollar spent on the world's total military budget. At a whopping $650 billion plus per year, it doesn't take long to see how little they are actually cutting. Like I said, it's a start, but considering the clear advantage the US has in military spending, can't we win wars and cut $300 billion per year? Those are the kinds of questions that need to be asked that will produce more impressive spending cuts than what Ryan is proposing, and it's not just military either.