Indeed. The bigest spending areas right now are - our "obligations" in the middle east and stimulus/spending related to the recession. If I had to cut one of

Indeed. The bigest spending areas right now are - our "obligations" in the middle east and stimulus/spending related to the recession. If I had to cut one of those two, I know where I would certainly cut, and it isn't anything domestic. We should be building infrastructure. I hear a lot in the news about roads/bridges/etc. But, here in CA, after one of the earthquakes a few years ago, the contractor came in way under their time estimate and got a bonus. There is a way to structure infrastructure projects so that they can be more efficient/cost effective. Granted, there does need to be someone who looks at feasability -- a train between norcal and socal makes sense, the bridge that they wanted to build in alaska? Less so. Another item, and I am being selfish here, that should be put into policy -- the amount of money states "get back" in federal $$ should be closer to what they contribute. This would make it much clearer to states that contribute much less, just how much they are living off the teet of the federal govt and other states in the union.