The next limb of the Federal Government that I intend to chop off must be the Department of Transportation. For now, I'll leave the Federal Aviation Administration open, so that air traffic controllers can monitor whatever flights that airlines may continue to make, after I've finished cutting the budget. Everything else must go.
The Federal Government is now out of the passenger railroad business. If anyone wants to buy Amtrak, the Federal Government's share is up for sale. If no one wants to buy it, whatever assets Amtrak has left will eventually rot where they stand. It's been a money-losing operation, for years, and the American people can no longer afford to subsidize its existence. The Federal Highway Administration is history. Interstate highways will be given to the States, who can pay for their maintenance, themselves.
By closing down the Department of Transportation, I've just removed the subsidies for ground transportation that have been paid by the Federal Government. The cost of transportation is about to increase, in this country. People's ability to move around will be hampered. Soon, the entire interstate transportation infrastructure will begin to disintegrate, reversing 50-plus years' worth of road construction.
Good-bye, Department of Transportation. By closing you down, I've saved the country $52.9 billion. Hey! There's only $87.9 billion that I still have to cut. What's next?