A couple of points: 1) The deficit applies to discretionary budget. Medicare and Social Security are not discretionary. 2) Really. You can't cut anything out o

A couple of points: 1) The deficit applies to discretionary budget. Medicare and Social Security are not discretionary. 2) Really. You can't cut anything out of medicare and social security (both of which are the most expensive program of the kind compared to any other first world equivalent) without killing people? There is not a cent of waste in these programs?