In order to address the deficit, cutting federal workers won't be enough. You have to make major cuts to social security, Medicare, and Medicaid or raise revenu

In order to address the deficit, cutting federal workers won't be enough. You have to make major cuts to social security, Medicare, and Medicaid or raise revenues (likely both) to balance the budget. None of that is popular though and anyone proposing that and running for office will get booed off the stage. You can cut the entirety of DOD and it'll cover only 1/3rd the current deficit. Along with tackling the politically hard things, you have to start addressing poor contract performance (not all of which is technically fraud, waste, or abuse but certainly some would fall under those categories). DOD wastes billions a year on contracts that won't deliver or may deliver but less than promised, late, and/or overbudget.