Well, in the interest of cutting everything else, I say cut it all, Defense included. Pack it all in; Germany, Japan, South Korea, Iraq, and Afghanistan every soldier back home within 12 months! Put some of them on the border to fix that issue, keep the bases on the fringes and eliminate the Marines totally(duplicate capabilities), mothball most of the navy's surface fleet and don't buy another weapons system for at least two decades. Now the good part... All government salaries cut 25% and another 5% a year till total 50% reduction, all government programs reduced accordingly as the salaries with duplicative programs eliminated and no lifetime welfare, paying unwed mothers to have kids, subsidzed housing, or 150 weeks of un-employment. Government will only spend X amount of dollars budgeted nlt Jan 1, Quarterly reconciliations versus tax receipts, with adjustments to maintain a balanced budget. Get more money, you can get some big ticket wish list items, come up short, no presents for Christmas! No more borrowing, period! More volunteering and patriotism! No more free rides or entitlement for life programs or vote buying! What say you?
Sounds great.
I volunteer to feed the unicorns.