The authors of this story say “By increasing defense and leaving Medicare and Social Security untouched, the Trump final budget plan is sure to project sizable deficits,” but failed to provide anything to support this conclusion.  The federal government is a monstrous organization with hundreds, perhaps thousands, of nice-to-have programs costing billions of dollars annually that should be eliminate to balance the Federal budget.  See this link for some examples:  http://posey.house.gov/wasteful-spending/