Council for Citizens Against Government Waste

National Survey to Save America from Bankruptcy

Instructions: Listed below are a number of proposed cuts in government spending. After reviewing each, please indicate whether you support or oppose the recommended reduction.

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1. Freeze federal overhead expenses for five years. $4.2 billion annual savings.

2. Reform student aid. $3.7 billion annual savings.

3. Sell underutilized and vacant federal property. $3 billion annual savings.

4. Reduce the U.S. contribution to the United Nations by 25 percent. $1.9 billion annual savings.

5. Eliminate Amtrak subsidies. $1.4 billion annual savings.

6. Eliminate the federal sugar program. $1.2 billion annual savings.

7. Eliminate the dairy subsidy. $1.1 billion annual savings.

8. Terminate the U.S. Geological Survey. $1.1 billion annual savings.

9. Eliminate funding for next generation high-speed rail. $1 billion annual savings.

10. End transportation funding for landscaping, museums, and other transportation “enhancements.” $887 million annual savings.

11. Reduce the size of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. $700 million annual savings.

12. Repeal the Davis-Bacon Act. $512 million annual savings.

13. End the subsidy for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. $445 million annual savings.

14. Eliminate the Market Access Program. $200 million annual savings.

15. Eliminate the National Endowment for the Arts. $167.5 million annual savings.

16. Eliminate the National Endowment for the Humanities. $167.5 million annual savings.

17. Eliminate the Essential Air Service. $150 million annual savings.

18. Replace the $1 bill with a $1 coin. $146 million annual savings.

19. Charge federal employees for parking. $140 million annual savings

20. Prohibit taxpayer-funded union activities by federal employees. $120 million annual savings.

21. Eliminate the Appalachian Regional Commission. $76 million annual savings.

22. Reduce U.S. Agency for International Development operating expenses. $57 million annual savings.

23. Eliminate the peanut subsidy. $55 million annual savings.

24. Terminate the Robert C. Byrd Honors Scholarship Program. $42 million annual savings

25. Eliminate spending by the Housing and Urban Development Department on doctoral dissertations. $230,000 annual savings.

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