Too Much...Too Little...Pass The Buck

In light of the indecisions in Washington D.C. and the inability to know, understand, or listen to the warnings that glaring the rest of us in the face, as well as their constant instance of passing the buck and play the game, I think the time has come to just sit back, let the cards fall where they may.  It's time to revamp all political parties.  We had two, now we seem to have 4 or more. As the old saying goes, "too many cooks in the kitchen spoils the stew".   In other words, each person will add their own spice to the pot and when it's done, the pot of stew is really nasty and doesn't resemble anything like the original cook intended.  Such is our national budget.  Nasty and nothing like it started out or should resemble.  We do need to close loop holes, we need to raise taxes on the wealthy, we need to start making the oil companies pay their fare of taxes, at the moment, they pay nothing, or next to nothing. 
Some simple solutions:
(1) Stop sending funds to foreign countries
(2) Stop paying for illegal immigrants medical and housing. This would save many states a lot of money.  It would be interesting to know just how much money is spent on illegal immigrants.  Don't get me wrong, I have nothing against immigrants, but even the legal immigrants want something to be done about the illegal immigrants
(3) Cut the pay of the politicians.  Have them get paid like everyone else.  They don't work, they don't get paid.  If they have to hold special sessions, those hours and days get docked from their pay.  We, the tax payers should not be paying them extra do something that should have been done long before they were take time off.
 (4) Politicians can start paying half of their premiums and have a 25% co-pay.  Just like the rest of us.  Instead of us funding their health care. That should save money, hopefully for us. And Lord knows they can most certainly afford the premiums and co-pay better than the general public.
(5) We need to stop giving grants, money, to other countries.  I'm sorry, but there comes a time when you need to look after your own family, and in this case your own country, before you worry about someone else's country.
(6) We need to stop giving oil companies free money.
(7) And here's a novel idea.  Instead of each state purchasing things they "think" they "need" or "want", start a type of Craigs List or Freecycle strictly for the states.  They can swap or exchange things between them.
                 IE: Rhode Island needs a new desk.  South Carolina has a nice, like new desk, so they say, "come        and get it".  And no, the states do "Not" pay for the shipping, nor do the tax payers.  They can use their vehicles, that we've already paid for, and either take it all to the way to the receiving party or they can meet at the state line and transfer it to the waiting vehicle.

There are many ways for the government to increase revenue without touching the general public, it's just a matter of getting businesses out of the back pockets of the politicians.