on everyone. Something has to be done, everyone must sacrifice a little right now to gain more later.E. What can the government do to reduce the debtAs mentioned before the United States does not look for the most economic ways to run the government. Inefficiency abounds in almost every governmental operation. Waste and inefficiency are everywhere in government. Rather then ignoring of excessive government spending, the government can fix it by identifying and eliminating waste and efficiency.The United States government must stop and smell the coffee. Year after year they have pulled strings to create loopholes to supposedly balance the budget. Moves like counting the social security revenues as surplus, and over estimating revenues for the next fiscal year, and manipulating payments dates to the convenience of the government have created even greater defects every year. If the United States keeps on doing this they will just be fooling themselves. They might make things better in the short run but in the long run it will just create more economic instability. They must stop running up a tab and If the government want to balance the budget and reduce the debt it must first analyze its major spending expenditures. The most obvious would be the national defense. The national defense accounts for more than 1/4 of the annual budget. Yes, you read correctly 1/4! If anything is going to be done it must first start out here. The government seems to prefer to be more of a macho hero than to help out it’s people. Quite frankly having such a big percentage off money allocated for defense is not necessary. For instance if the United States government sacrificed just a little more on military research and development, eliminate some types of tactical fighters and helicopters, limit spending for support equipment such as trucks, office equipment, and training devices, or cancel Army weapons that may be unnecessary or ineffecti...
