What will really need to be cut to save 2-4 trillion 4

[SoutherDem]

We know the Republicans won't just raise the ceiling like they did for Bush several time.
We know the Democrats are insisting on a balanced approach of cuts and taxes.
We know the Republicans are insisting on cuts only no taxes.
We know President Obama wants a big plan of $4 trillion.
We know the Republicans want a small plan only $2 trillion (small?)
We have been told President Obama put the social safety net on the chopping block.
Republicans say President Obama hasn't put forth a plan, but I haven't heard a Republican one either.

What will it really take to cut 2-4 trillion dollars from the budget?

I tried to find the "real" budget on line, but all I can find are summaries. I could find how much the Dept. of Ed gets, the Dept. of Def, and such. But, I wanted to see a line by line budget.
I wanted to know how much money went to what. If, the Dept. of Trans is spending on a study for a road project I want to know, if the Dept. of Def is spending for a new troop transport I want to know. Not that those may be good uses of our tax dollars, I just wanted to know, plus I bet I could find something I would feel is wasteful.

Now I have wondered just what is going to need to be cut to really get trillions of dollars in saving. Then, I wondered if our elected leaders have a clue either. Just what are they REALLY planning to cut to get 2-4 trillion dollars?

Has anyone heard more information?

[rustydog]

1. We could cut military spending by 60% snd STILL spend more

on our military than all other industrialized nations combined...

[saras]

2. We could only cut military programs that HAVE FAILED and still cut that much

[PoliticAverse]

3. The FY 2012 budget is available online...

1000+ page verzion as zipped .pdfs:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy12/pdf/BUDGET-2012-BUD.zip

216 page version summary as .pdf:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy12/pdf/BUDGET-2012-BUD.pdf

Index by category:
http://www.gpoaccess.gov/usbudget/fy12/index.html

See also:
http://www.whitehouse.gov/omb/budget

You can see more detailed 'line by line' breakdowns by agencies:

Department of Education: http://www2.ed.gov/about/overview/budget/budget12/index.html
Department of transportation: http://www.dot.gov/budget/2012/budgetestimates.html
Department of defense: http://comptroller.defense.gov/budget.html
by weapons system: http://comptroller.defense.gov/defbudget/fy2012/FY2012_Weapons.pdf

[SoutherDem]

5. Thanks for the links!

[mahina]

6. Wow. Why I love DU, chapter 9,789

Mahalo for that.

[mahina]

8. oops

delete

[Spider Jerusalem]

4. here:

http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2010/11/13/weekinreview/deficits-graphic.html?choices=01x045qv

[SoutherDem]

7. Thanks for the link!