But the Perot plan relied on tax increases and cuts in social entitlement spending.
For example, many Democrats are reticent to support meaningful adjustments in entitlement spending.
This effort should also involve reforms to control entitlement spending and strengthen these programs for future generations.
He is open to cuts in across the budget including discretionary, defense and entitlement spending.
The second big problem is entitlement spending and the stultification of government.
At home, the most obvious and daunting problem is runaway entitlement spending.
For the past 30 years, Americans have wanted high entitlement spending and low taxes.
Due in large part to entitlement spending, America is on a debt crash course of its own making.
Of course, we have to hold down the growth in entitlement spending.
Each year, entitlement spending takes up a larger percentage of the total budget.