November 4, 2015 2:22PM 

# The Problem and the Solution 

By [Chris Edwards](https://www.cato.org/people/chris-edwards) 

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The solution to [this giant mess](http://waysandmeans.house.gov/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/WM-Welfare-Chart-AR-amendment-110215-jpeg.jpg)

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is [this reform plan](http://www.downsizinggovernment.org/plan-to-cut-federal-spending).

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