"Slash government funding and the problem goes away."

The problem is demagoguery on the part of men like Trump.

Your proposal would not fix that, but it sure would reduce government services.  I might be in the minority, but I am rather a fan of pensions, employment insurance, safe food, health care and infrastructure.

Is there waste in the public service?  You betcha.  But believe it or not, there is a lot of good work done there too.