Sure, but the goal was first a trillion dollars, then $150 billion dollars. There's also the question of what is actual savings versus what is going to end up

Sure, but the goal was first a trillion dollars, then $150 billion dollars. There's also the question of what is actual savings versus what is going to end up costing us more in the long run. You can save money in your personal budget by cancelling oil changes on your car, but that doesn't represent a real long-term savings. In fact quite the opposite. Things like the National Parks produce huge amounts of economic activity in the surrounding communities. Things like food safety regulations and testing promote consumer confidence in our food and agricultural industries. Social Security money not sent to seniors or children of deceased parents places a larger burden on our communities. Not every cut is a savings, and the information being given about what has been cut across all of these agencies has been less than stellar.