One can certainly cut the Military and Medicare and Social Security, without touching the poor. If you cut it right. A lot of older people have plenty of money, a minority to be sure, but plenty of older people have plenty of money. They say that a means test would be undemocratic. But there is a means test for Government support for younger people.   

Perhaps a means test would not be necessary if all personal income was taxed for Medicare and SS.

What we also need is to fight the Tea Party/GOP Rich people looby BS about tax breaks creating jobs with with real numbers to get a little help on the revenue side.