Want a fiscally responsible government? Here's what we must restore first

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : The undeniable truth is that close to half of all of our spending is related to Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid.
44% : Without a substantive discussion on reforming these programs, we won't ever get close to the goal of reining in escalating costs of maintaining government - namely the interest payments on servicing debt, which is projected to exceed national defense spending by 2028.

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