How would YOU shrink the Federal Government. Since you believe it will be a good thing, I must suppose you have thought of the cost-benefits and cost-deficits. Please include them with any cut you propose.
Thanks in advance for your thoughtful explanation.
Eliminate unconstitutional programs and we're good. Social security, medicare, the department of education, HHS, agriculture, energy, HUD, labor. Slash defense by a third to a half and bring our troops back to US territory. Eliminate the Fed and stop government control over lending. Cut the budgets of the departments that remain by half. Eliminate all "refundable tax credits."
Then go to zero based budgeting to keep spending in check