What would happen?
They will all turn on you and vote for folks who promise to keep them intact.
We are all enslaved by vote buyers. Try taking away Medicare from old folks. Try taking away the home mortgage deduction from the rich and middle class. Try cutting unneeded military bases from the military. No different reaction than trying to cut welfare from the poor.
Originally Posted by WTF
I'm in favor of taking away the home mortgage deduction, and all the other government goodies, in exchange for getting rid of welfare. That would be change I could believe in, as well as a chastened Federal government as a result of viewing the boiling anger of states that don't have their rights respected by the Feds.