I disagree vehemently.  Headcount is the largest and hardest to reduce. 

Please don’t say military is the largest expense and only if we eliminate defense we can achieve fiscal responsibility 

Bell_curve

In most countries getting rid of government employees is usually only a small change in terms of money and budget. It's a nice gesture, but by itself not enough.

nout

econ

Argentina Cut Spending and Posted a Budget Surplus. Why Can’t America?

The focus should be on the budget and total government spending vs a deficit or surplus.  

Argentina like almost every country has too many government employees and too many programs that need to be cut. 