Tech CEOs tell US gov't how to cut $1 trillion from deficit

Without getting too political, I can't help but be reminded of Atlas Shrugged. There are so many things wrong with the way our government runs its financial affairs, not the least of which is maintaining a global military empire, massive entitlement programs, endless foreign aid, staggeringly unfunded liabilities... You can go on and on, and Ron Paul seems to be just about the only elected official who cares in the slightest or even grasps where we seem to be headed. Yet in spite of all this, as the tech community we're stilling willing to do our best to keep all those plates spinning as it nears impossibility. The government acts like a teenager with its first credit card, and we do what we can to tell it how it can save a few bucks with a rewards program... I can't help but wonder at what point we're all going to shrug and say, "Who is John Galt?"

Seems like a reasonable way to cut the ever expanding deficit. The real question is will the Obama administration welcome the ideas, especially from outsiders? A good idea is a good idea, regardless of where it came from.