Cut The Deficits, But Not My Program

The majority of Americans agree that the federal deficit needs to be reduced, but we seem unable to decide just how to do this. Most people (65%) think that the way to do this is to cut major programs and increase taxes. However, people can't agree on which programs to cut or reduce funding for. It is obvious that people really don't want taxing on employer-based health care, increased gasoline tax, national sales tax, or reduced funding of roads or education as these were the main ideas objected. Most people did support the raising of the social security cap and the freezing of federal employees' salaries.

It doesn't surprise me that 93% of Americans think the federal deficit is a major problem. It also doesn't surprise me that our country is having difficulty deciding which programs to cut. I think this is a very sad issue, especially when it comes to the issue of cutting school programs. One main program that's usually considered worth cutting is the music program. I know many people, including myself, who live for the music programs. If I had to choose between my sports and the music programs, I would choose the music programs in a heartbeat. I am in support of freezing federal employees' salaries and I don't think a national sales tax would be a horrible idea. Also, I think certain items should be more heavily taxed. For instance, our country's also dealing with obesity problems. One way to help solve this is to heavily tax junk foods--kill two birds with one stone.