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How Do We Get
The Deficit To Zero?
 Or, “There is no such thing as a free lunch.”


             Paul M. Jones
  Mid-South Tea Party General Meeting
        Thursday, May 20, 2010
Who Cares?
•   Portugal, Italy, Ireland,
    Greece, Spain (PIIGS)

•   Deficit spending for decades

•   Under Euro, cannot inflate

•   Can’t borrow any more

•   IMF bailout, austerity measures

•   Strikes, riots in response
Greek Riots
How Do We Get The Deficit To Zero?
2010 Federal Budget
• Revenues:
    $2,165,000,000,000

• Spending:
    $3,721,000,000,000

• Deficit:
    $1,556,000,000,000
•   (source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb, table S-4; graphic from Heritage)
Big Numbers
• Count to a million:
  11.57 days

• Count to a billion:
  31.68 years

• Count to a trillion:
  31,688 years

• Count the deficit:
  49,306 years
Human-Scale Numbers
• Revenues per household:
    $18,276

• Spending: per household:
    $31,406

• Deficit per household:
    $13,130
•   (source: http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/
    columns/washington-will-spend-31406-per-
    household-this-year/1086283, via Heritage)
Fiscal Responsibility

• Raise taxes by 72%
  per household,
  keep spending in place

• Cut spending by 44%
  per household,
  keep taxes in place
What To Cut?
• Earmarks
• Foreign aid
• Farm subsidies
• Bailouts
• IRS
• ???
It’s Not Enough
Per Household
Social Security/Medicare               -$9,949.00
Defense                                -$6,071.00
Antipoverty                            -$5,466.00
Unemployment                           -$1,640.00
Interest on the debt                   -$1,585.00
Veteransʼ benefits                      -$1,052.00
Federal employee retirement benefits    -$1,018.00
Education                                -$914.00
Highways/transit                         -$613.00
Health research/regulation               -$550.00
Mortgage credit                          -$470.00
Everything else                        -$2,078.00
Total spending                        -$31,406.00
Total revenues                         $18,276.00
Deficit                                -$13,130.00
It’s Not Enough
Per Household
Social Security/Medicare                        -$9,949.00
Defense                                         -$6,071.00
Antipoverty                                     -$5,466.00
Unemployment                                    -$1,640.00
Interest on the debt                            -$1,585.00
Veteransʼ benefits                               -$1,052.00
Federal employee retirement benefits             -$1,018.00
Education                                         -$914.00
Highways/transit                                  -$613.00
Health research/regulation                        -$550.00
Mortgage credit                                   -$470.00
Everything else                                 -$2,078.00
Total spending                                 -$31,406.00
Total revenues                      -$21,486    $18,276.00
Deficit                                         -$13,130.00
Draconian Example
• Keep all taxes
• Cut everything except ...
 • Social Security/Medicare
 • Defense
 • Antipoverty
 • Debt Interest
• $4795 deficit
The (Hard) Solution

• Not enough to demand low taxes
• Not enough to cut spending “in general”
• Need to cut spending in the most popular
  (i.e., most expensive) programs
• By large amounts (44% on average)
Volunteers?
• Who will volunteer
  to take the hit?

• Social Security?
  Medicare? Food
  stamps?

• Reduced defense?
  Veterans? Retirees?
Social Issues
• Sexy, emotional, compelling:
  • Immigration enforcement
  • Abortion
  • Gay marriage
  • Drug war
• “Others are doing wrong.”
Fiscal Issues

• Deficits spending is not sexy ...
• ... but with deficits, we follow PIIGS.
• After a debt crisis, social issues will pale.
• We are doing wrong.
What We Can Do
• Send back the free lunch
• Politicians do what they get rewarded for
 • Tell politicians to cut spending 44% ...
 • ... especially our favorite programs ...
 • ... and re-elect them when they do!
• Cutting “billions”? Not serious.
The Things We Love
Per Household
Social Security/Medicare                        -$9,949.00
Defense                                         -$6,071.00
Antipoverty                                     -$5,466.00
Unemployment                                    -$1,640.00
Interest on the debt                            -$1,585.00
Veteransʼ benefits                               -$1,052.00
Federal employee retirement benefits             -$1,018.00
Education                                         -$914.00
Highways/transit                                  -$613.00
Health research/regulation                        -$550.00
Mortgage credit                                   -$470.00
Everything else                                 -$2,078.00
Total spending                                 -$31,406.00
Total revenues                      -$21,486    $18,276.00
Deficit                                         -$13,130.00
Truth ...
• Not fair; violates expectations
• 44% sooner, or 100% later
• Inflation, confiscation, collapse
• Constitution ignored now?
  Wait until US bankruptcy.
  (Argentina 2001)
... or Consequences
Conclusion

• Cutting spending is a true sacrifice
• Lives, fortunes, sacred honor
• A 44% reduction in spending now ...
• ... or Greece later
• Paul M. Jones
• http://paul-m-jones.com
• pmjones88@gmail.com
• @pmjones

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How Do We Get The Deficit To Zero?

  • 1. How Do We Get The Deficit To Zero? Or, “There is no such thing as a free lunch.” Paul M. Jones Mid-South Tea Party General Meeting Thursday, May 20, 2010
  • 2. Who Cares? • Portugal, Italy, Ireland, Greece, Spain (PIIGS) • Deficit spending for decades • Under Euro, cannot inflate • Can’t borrow any more • IMF bailout, austerity measures • Strikes, riots in response
  • 5. 2010 Federal Budget • Revenues: $2,165,000,000,000 • Spending: $3,721,000,000,000 • Deficit: $1,556,000,000,000 • (source: http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb, table S-4; graphic from Heritage)
  • 6. Big Numbers • Count to a million: 11.57 days • Count to a billion: 31.68 years • Count to a trillion: 31,688 years • Count the deficit: 49,306 years
  • 7. Human-Scale Numbers • Revenues per household: $18,276 • Spending: per household: $31,406 • Deficit per household: $13,130 • (source: http://www.tampabay.com/opinion/ columns/washington-will-spend-31406-per- household-this-year/1086283, via Heritage)
  • 8. Fiscal Responsibility • Raise taxes by 72% per household, keep spending in place • Cut spending by 44% per household, keep taxes in place
  • 9. What To Cut? • Earmarks • Foreign aid • Farm subsidies • Bailouts • IRS • ???
  • 10. It’s Not Enough Per Household Social Security/Medicare -$9,949.00 Defense -$6,071.00 Antipoverty -$5,466.00 Unemployment -$1,640.00 Interest on the debt -$1,585.00 Veteransʼ benefits -$1,052.00 Federal employee retirement benefits -$1,018.00 Education -$914.00 Highways/transit -$613.00 Health research/regulation -$550.00 Mortgage credit -$470.00 Everything else -$2,078.00 Total spending -$31,406.00 Total revenues $18,276.00 Deficit -$13,130.00
  • 11. It’s Not Enough Per Household Social Security/Medicare -$9,949.00 Defense -$6,071.00 Antipoverty -$5,466.00 Unemployment -$1,640.00 Interest on the debt -$1,585.00 Veteransʼ benefits -$1,052.00 Federal employee retirement benefits -$1,018.00 Education -$914.00 Highways/transit -$613.00 Health research/regulation -$550.00 Mortgage credit -$470.00 Everything else -$2,078.00 Total spending -$31,406.00 Total revenues -$21,486 $18,276.00 Deficit -$13,130.00
  • 12. Draconian Example • Keep all taxes • Cut everything except ... • Social Security/Medicare • Defense • Antipoverty • Debt Interest • $4795 deficit
  • 13. The (Hard) Solution • Not enough to demand low taxes • Not enough to cut spending “in general” • Need to cut spending in the most popular (i.e., most expensive) programs • By large amounts (44% on average)
  • 14. Volunteers? • Who will volunteer to take the hit? • Social Security? Medicare? Food stamps? • Reduced defense? Veterans? Retirees?
  • 15. Social Issues • Sexy, emotional, compelling: • Immigration enforcement • Abortion • Gay marriage • Drug war • “Others are doing wrong.”
  • 16. Fiscal Issues • Deficits spending is not sexy ... • ... but with deficits, we follow PIIGS. • After a debt crisis, social issues will pale. • We are doing wrong.
  • 17. What We Can Do • Send back the free lunch • Politicians do what they get rewarded for • Tell politicians to cut spending 44% ... • ... especially our favorite programs ... • ... and re-elect them when they do! • Cutting “billions”? Not serious.
  • 18. The Things We Love Per Household Social Security/Medicare -$9,949.00 Defense -$6,071.00 Antipoverty -$5,466.00 Unemployment -$1,640.00 Interest on the debt -$1,585.00 Veteransʼ benefits -$1,052.00 Federal employee retirement benefits -$1,018.00 Education -$914.00 Highways/transit -$613.00 Health research/regulation -$550.00 Mortgage credit -$470.00 Everything else -$2,078.00 Total spending -$31,406.00 Total revenues -$21,486 $18,276.00 Deficit -$13,130.00
  • 19. Truth ... • Not fair; violates expectations • 44% sooner, or 100% later • Inflation, confiscation, collapse • Constitution ignored now? Wait until US bankruptcy. (Argentina 2001)
  • 21. Conclusion • Cutting spending is a true sacrifice • Lives, fortunes, sacred honor • A 44% reduction in spending now ... • ... or Greece later
  • 22. • Paul M. Jones • http://paul-m-jones.com • pmjones88@gmail.com • @pmjones