"The New Deal" programs are set to grow at approximately 10% a year (without COLAs).
"The Great Society" programs are set to grow at approximately 14% a year.
If re-elected, Barack Obama is on track to add more to the national debt in 8 years than all the previous presidents from Andrew Jackson to George Bush combined.
1. Reduce federal spending to 2008 levels
2. Balanced budget amendment
3. Raise Federal minimum wage to $10 an hour