My understanding is the most people in the USA (and their elected representatives) are totally in favor of budget cuts; they just don’t agree on exactly what to

My understanding is the most people in the USA (and their elected representatives) are totally in favor of budget cuts; they just don’t agree on exactly what to cut. Some liberals may want to reduce military spending and some conservatives may want to reduce social spending. As a compromise, both parties usually agree to increase spending on both.