Government should help those who cannot help themselves. It should also assist those in poverty to get out of poverty.

But there is no morality in taking from younger Americans and the nation’s economic future to protect unaffordable entitlement programs. Facing the Democratic consensus that entitlements need trillions in new spending rather than reform, I welcome President Trump’s first step on Monday toward reducing entitlement outlays by $1.9 trillion over 10 years.