https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending_in_the_U... Defense spending is 12%

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending_in_the_United_States https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Government_spending_in_the_U... Defense spending is 12% of the budget. Even if we cut every dime from defense we would still have 88% of the problem and be no closer to a balanced budget