A common conceit in these arguments is that you have sole ownership to "what a government is for." Which implicitly denies the opposite argument without address

A common conceit in these arguments is that you have sole ownership to "what a government is for." Which implicitly denies the opposite argument without addressing it, and attempts to legitimize your own. But social service outlays are absolutely, incontrovertibly a huge & increasing reason for the deficit. All the doge/ Trump/project 2025 cuts have paled in the face of the absolute juggernaut that is domestic spending. And then you realize that state govts spend as much money as the federal govt, while having absolutely no defense budget at all. For you to deny that social spending is problem (especially for what it does buy) totally denigrates you and your position.