Government needs shrunk and cut substantially.
I don't see this as a tax or "more revenue" issue... It's an insane spending ritual that both parties are guilty of.
Let me bore you with a listing of government departments and agencies funded by "us"
https://www.usa.gov/federal-agenciesAbilityOne Commission
Access Board
Administration for Children and Families (ACF)
Administration for Community Living
Administration for Native Americans
Administrative Conference of the United States
Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
African Development Foundation
Agency for Global Media
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Agency for International Development (USAID)
Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS)
Agricultural Research Service
Agriculture Department (USDA)
Agriculture Library
Air Force
Air Force Reserve
Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau
Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives Bureau (ATF)
Alhurra TV
American Battle Monuments Commission
AmeriCorps
Amtrak (AMTRAK)
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS)
Antitrust Division
Appalachian Regional Commission
Architect of the Capitol
Archives, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Arctic Research Commission
Armed Forces Retirement Home
Arms Control and International Security
Army
Army Corps of Engineers
Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, National Institute of
Bankruptcy Courts
Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education Program
Bonneville Power Administration
Botanic Garden
Bureau of Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade
Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF)
Bureau of Consular Affairs
Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection
Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP)
Bureau of Indian Affairs
Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS)
Bureau of International Labor Affairs
Bureau of Justice Statistics
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Bureau of Land Management (BLM)
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management
Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
Bureau of Reclamation
Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE)
Bureau of the Census
Bureau of the Fiscal Service
Bureau of Transportation Statistics
Capitol Police
Capitol Visitor Center
Career, Technical, and Adult Education, Office of
Census Bureau
Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion (CNPP)
Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Central Command (CENTCOM)
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Chemical Safety Board
Chief Acquisition Officers Council
Chief Financial Officers Council
Chief Human Capital Officers Council
Chief Information Officers Council
Child Support Enforcement, Office of (OCSE)
Circuit Courts of Appeal
Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee
Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
Civil Rights Division, Department of Justice
Civil Rights, Department of Education Office of
Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services Office for
Coast Guard
Commerce Department (DOC)
Commission of Fine Arts
Commission on Civil Rights
Commission on International Religious Freedom
Commission on Presidential Scholars
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (Helsinki Commission)
Committee for the Implementation of Textile Agreements
Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States
Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS)
Community Planning and Development
Compliance, Office of
Comptroller of the Currency, Office of (OCC)
Computer Emergency Readiness Team (US CERT)
Congress—U.S. House of Representatives
Congress—U.S. Senate
Congressional Budget Office (CBO)
Congressional Research Service
Consular Affairs, Bureau of
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Copyright Office
Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS)
Corps of Engineers
Council of Economic Advisers
Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
Council on Environmental Quality
Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
Court of Federal Claims
Court of International Trade
Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency for the District of Columbia
Customs and Border Protection
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
Debt and Claims Management Center
Defense Acquisition University
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)
Defense Commissary Agency
Defense Contract Audit Agency
Defense Contract Management Agency
Defense Department (DOD)
Defense Finance and Accounting Service (DFAS)
Defense Finance and Accounting Service Debt and Claims Management Center
Defense Health Agency
Defense Information Systems Agency (DISA)
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board
Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA)
Defense Security Service
Defense Technical Information Center (DTIC)
Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
Delaware River Basin Commission
Delta Regional Authority
Denali Commission
Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Department of Commerce (DOC)
Department of Defense (DOD)
Department of Education (ED)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
Department of Justice (DOJ)
Department of Labor (DOL)
Department of State (DOS)
Department of the Interior (DOI)
Department of the Treasury
Department of Transportation (DOT)
Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
Director of National Intelligence, Office of
Disability Employment Policy, Office of (ODEP)
Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA)
Dwight D. Eisenhower School for National Security and Resource Strategy
Economic Analysis, Bureau of (BEA)
Economic Development Administration (EDA)
Economic Growth, Energy, and the Environment
Economic Research Service
Education Department (ED)
Elder Justice Initiative
Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of
Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA)
Employment and Training Administration
Endangered Species Program
Energy Department (DOE)
Energy Information Administration
Energy Star Program
English Language Acquisition Office
Engraving and Printing, Bureau of (BEP)
Environmental Management, Office of
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC)
European Command
Executive Office for Immigration Review
Export-Import Bank of the United States
Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)
Fannie Mae
Farm Credit Administration
Farm Credit System Insurance Corporation
Farm Service Agency
Federal Accounting Standards Advisory Board
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP)
Federal Citizen Information Center
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Federal Consulting Group
Federal Court Interpreters
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC)
Federal Election Commission
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA)
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
Federal Executive Boards
Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council
Federal Financing Bank
Federal Geographic Data Committee
Federal Highway Administration (FHA)
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac)
Federal Housing Administration (FHA)
Federal Housing Finance Agency
Federal Interagency Committee on Education
Federal Interagency Council on Statistical Policy
Federal Judicial Center
Federal Labor Relations Authority (FLRA)
Federal Laboratory Consortium for Technology Transfer
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC)
Federal Library and Information Center Committee
Federal Maritime Commission
Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service
Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA)
Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae)
Federal Protective Service
Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
Federal Register
Federal Reserve System
Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
Federal Student Aid Information Center
Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Federal Transit Administration (FTA)
Federal Voting Assistance Program
FedStats
Fire Administration (USFA)
Fiscal Service, Bureau of the
Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS)
Fleet Forces Command
Food and Agriculture, National Institute of (NIFA)
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Food and Nutrition Service
Food Safety and Inspection Service
Foreign Agricultural Service
Foreign Claims Settlement Commission
Forest Service
Fossil Energy
Freddie Mac
Fulbright Foreign Scholarship Board
General Services Administration (GSA)
Geological Survey (USGS)
Ginnie Mae
Global Media, Agency for
Government Accountability Office (GAO)
Government Ethics, Office of (OGE)
Government National Mortgage Association (Ginnie Mae)
Government Publishing Office (GPO)
Grain Inspection, Packers and Stockyards Administration
Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation
Health and Human Services Department (HHS)
Health Resources and Services Administration
Helsinki Commission
Holocaust Memorial Museum
Homeland Security Department (DHS)
Hour and Wage Division (WHD)
House of Representatives
House Office of Inspector General
House Office of the Clerk
Housing and Urban Development, Department of (HUD)
Housing Office
Immigrant and Employee Rights Section (IER)
Immigration and Citizenship Services (USCIS)
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
Indian Affairs
Indian Arts and Crafts Board
Indian Health Service
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
Industrial College of the Armed Forces
Industry and Security, Bureau of (BIS)
Information Resource Management College
Innovation and Improvement Office
Inspectors General
Institute of Education Sciences
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Institute of Peace
Inter-American Foundation
Interagency Alternative Dispute Resolution Working Group
Interagency Committee for the Management of Noxious and Exotic Weeds
Interagency Council on Homelessness
Interior Department (DOI)
Internal Revenue Service (IRS)
International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
International Labor Affairs, Bureau of
International Trade Administration (ITA)
International Trade Commission
Interpol
James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation
Japan-United States Friendship Commission
Job Corps
John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Joint Board for the Enrollment of Actuaries
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies
Joint Fire Science Program
Joint Forces Staff College
Joint Military Intelligence College
Joint Program Executive Office for Chemical and Biological Defense
Judicial Circuit Courts of Appeal
Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
Justice Department (DOJ)
Justice Programs, Office of
Justice Statistics, Bureau of
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, Office of
Kennedy Center
Labor Department (DOL)
Labor Statistics, Bureau of
Land Management, Bureau of (BLM)
Legal Services Corporation
Library of Congress (LOC)
Manufactured Housing Programs, Office of
Marine Corps
Marine Mammal Commission
Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Marketing and Regulatory Programs
Marshals Service
Meat and Poultry Hotline
Mediation and Conciliation Service
Medicaid (CMS)
Medicaid and CHIP Payment and Access Commission
Medicare (CMS)
Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
Merit Systems Protection Board
Middle East Broadcasting Networks
Migratory Bird Conservation Commission
Military Postal Service Agency
Millennium Challenge Corporation
Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA)
Minority Business Development Agency
Minority Health, Office of
Mint
Missile Defense Agency (MDA)
Mississippi River Commission
Morris K. Udall and Stewart L. Udall Foundation
Multifamily Housing Office
National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
National Agricultural Statistics Service
National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
National Cancer Institute (NCI)
National Capital Planning Commission
National Cemetery Administration
National Constitution Center
National Council on Disability
National Credit Union Administration (NCUA)
National Defense University
National Defense University iCollege
National Endowment for the Arts (NEA)
National Endowment for the Humanities
National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)
National Gallery of Art
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
National Guard
National Health Information Center (NHIC)
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)
National Indian Gaming Commission
National Institute of Arthritis, Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
National Institute of Corrections
National Institute of Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD)
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK)
National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA)
National Institute of Justice
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST)
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Intelligence University
National Interagency Fire Center
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB)
National Laboratories
National Library of Agriculture
National Marine Fisheries Service
National Mediation Board
National Nuclear Security Administration
National Ocean Service
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
National Park Foundation
National Park Service (NPS)
National Passport Information Center (NPIC)
National Pesticide Information Center
National Prevention Information Network
National Railroad Passenger Corporation (AMTRAK)
National Reconnaissance Office
National Science Foundation (NSF)
National Security Agency (NSA)
National Security Council (NSC)
National Technical Information Service
National Telecommunications and Information Administration
National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)
National War College
National Weather Service
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Natural Resources Revenue, Office of
Navy
NOAA Fisheries
Northern Border Regional Commission
Northern Command
Northwest Power and Conservation Council
Northwest Power Planning Council
Nuclear Energy, Office of
Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board
Oak Ridge National Laboratory
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission
Ocean Energy Management, Bureau of
Office for Civil Rights, Department of Education
Office for Civil Rights, Department of Health and Human Services
Office of Career, Technical, and Adult Education
Office of Child Support Enforcement (OCSE)
Office of Community Planning and Development
Office of Compliance
Office of Cuba Broadcasting
Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP)
Office of Economic Adjustment
Office of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office of Environmental Management
Office of Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity (FHEO)
Office of Fossil Energy
Office of Government Ethics (OGE)
Office of Housing
Office of Immigrant and Employee Rights (IER)
Office of Investor Education and Advocacy
Office of Justice Programs
Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention
Office of Lead Hazard Control and Healthy Homes
Office of Management and Budget (OMB)
Office of Manufactured Housing Programs
Office of Minority Health
Office of National Drug Control Policy (ONDCP)
Office of Natural Resources Revenue
Office of Nuclear Energy
Office of Personnel Management (OPM)
Office of Policy Development and Research
Office of Postsecondary Education
Office of Refugee Resettlement
Office of Science and Technology Policy
Office of Scientific and Technical Information
Office of Servicemember Affairs
Office of Special Counsel
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Research and Technology
Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC)
Office of the Director of National Intelligence
Office of the Federal Register
Office of the Pardon Attorney
Office on Violence Against Women (OVW)
Open World Leadership Center
Pacific Command
Pacific Northwest Electric Power and Conservation Planning Council
Pardon Attorney, Office of
Parent Information and Resources Center (CPIR)
Parole Commission
Patent and Trademark Office
Peace Corps
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC)
Pentagon Force Protection Agency
Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration
Policy Development and Research
Political Affairs
Postal Inspection Service
Postal Regulatory Commission
Postal Service (USPS)
Postsecondary Education, Office of
Power Administrations
President's Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition
Presidential Scholars Commission
Presidio Trust
Pretrial Services Agency for the District of Columbia
Prevention Information Network
Prisoner of War and Missing in Action Accounting Agency
Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board (PCLOB)
Public and Indian Housing
Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs
Radio and TV Martí
Radio Free Asia (RFA)
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty (RFE/RL)
Radio Sawa
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB)
Reclamation, Bureau of
Refugee Resettlement, Office of
Rehabilitation Services Administration
Risk Management Agency
Rural Business and Cooperative Programs
Rural Development
Rural Housing Service
Rural Utilities Service
Safety and Environmental Enforcement, Bureau of (BSEE)
Saint Lawrence Seaway Development Corporation
Science and Technology Policy, Office of
Science Office
Scientific and Technical Information, Office of
Seafood Inspection Program
Secret Service
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Selective Service System (SSS)
Senate
Senior Corps
Sentencing Commission
Servicemember Affairs, Office of
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Smithsonian Institution
Social Security Administration (SSA)
Social Security Advisory Board
Southeastern Power Administration
Southern Command
Southwestern Power Administration
Special Counsel, Office of
Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, Office of (OSERS)
Special Forces Operations Command
State Department (DOS)
State Justice Institute
Stennis Center for Public Service
Strategic Command
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
Supreme Court of the United States
Surface Mining, Reclamation and Enforcement, Office of
Surface Transportation Board
Susquehanna River Basin Commission
Tax Court
Taxpayer Advocacy Panel
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)
Trade and Development Agency
Trade Representative
Transportation Department (DOT)
Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
Transportation Statistics, Bureau of
Treasury Department
Trustee Program
U.S. AbilityOne Commission
U.S. Access Board
U.S. Agency for Global Media
U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID)
U.S. Air Force
U.S. Air Force Reserve Command
U.S. Arctic Research Commission
U.S. Army
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
U.S. Botanic Garden
U.S. Capitol Police
U.S. Capitol Visitor Center
U.S. Census Bureau
U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM)
U.S. Chemical Safety Board
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Commission of Fine Arts
U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom
U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC)
U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims
U.S. Courts of Appeal
U.S. Customs and Border Protection
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA)
U.S. Department of Commerce (DOC)
U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)
U.S. Department of Education (ED)
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ)
U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
U.S. Department of State (DOS)
U.S. Department of the Interior (DOI)
U.S. Department of the Treasury
U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT)
U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC)
U.S. European Command
U.S. Fire Administration (USFA)
U.S. Fleet Forces Command
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
U.S. House of Representatives
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE)
U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC)
U.S. International Trade Commission
U.S. Marine Corps
U.S. Marshals Service
U.S. Military Academy, West Point
U.S. Mint
U.S. Mission to the United Nations
U.S. National Central Bureau - Interpol
U.S. Navy
U.S. Northern Command
U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
U.S. Pacific Command
U.S. Parole Commission
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
U.S. Postal Inspection Service
U.S. Postal Service (USPS)
U.S. Senate
U.S. Sentencing Commission
U.S. Southern Command
U.S. Special Operations Command
U.S. Strategic Command
U.S. Trade and Development Agency
U.S. Trade Representative
U.S. Transportation Command
U.S. Trustee Program
Unified Combatant Commands
Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
US-CERT (US CERT)
USAGov
Veterans Affairs Department (VA)
Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA)
Veterans Day National Committee
Veterans Health Administration (VHA)
Veterans' Employment and Training Service (VETS)
Violence Against Women, Office on (OVW)
Voice of America (VOA)
Wage and Hour Division (WHD)
Washington Headquarters Services
Weather Service
Weights and Measures Division
West Point Military Academy
Western Area Power Administration
White House
Wireless Telecommunications Bureau
Women's Bureau
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
