have you ever gone to a website that contains the expenditure side of the US Budget
I suggest you do
what you list is (aside from healthcare) are LESS than rounding errors after
Social M and M Defense
and I for one - after the insane distribution from the 95% to the 5% by Bush am glad to see the ACA distribute back some of that money
yes the ACA does redistribution - about one trillion over 10 years --- but it is playing catch up with the amount that went the other direction --- to the 3-5% (1%) and companies under Bush tax cut
this is money coming back to the 95% ---- a re re distribution if you will
the other stuff - wow - look at a budget - look at the expenditure side and now - especially after Two Trillion of Cuts on the small part that is discretionary --- try and find the stuff you are talking about ---- and put it in perspective with a Trillion dollar war --- or a give away of Rx to Seniors to get votes with not a penny of new Medicare Tax -----
How do you think that is paid for ?
How was the War in IRAQ paid for ?
Answer - Chinese Credit Card (and worse yet - at the early stages when oil prices were high - the other borrowing and debt created was with the Russians)