Frivolous Expenditures
Posted on | July 7, 2011 | 1 Comment
The budget battle drags on in D.C.
Obama is calling together congressional leaders to work on a compromise.
Spending cuts seem unlikely, tax increases seem assured.
Basic economics (which few people seem to grasp these days) dictate that you shouldn’t buy what you can’t afford.
So, those of you wringing your hands and gnashing your teeth over potential program cuts:
- What is it you are afraid to see the government STOP buying?
- What program or programs do you believe need to be off limits?
- Why do you think those programs are necessary?
- Why do you feel they should be funded by taxpayers?
Convince me that your pet cause doesn’t fall under “discretionary spending”.
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They Said It:
Patrick Henry and other members of the founding generation worried about the probability of congressional excesses—what Madison called indecency—and were they alive to see how lavishly congressmen reward themselves today, they would surely be appalled. Across the board, the Founding Fathers viewed service in the government as a duty rather than a station. That, more than anything else, is what separates the founding generation from the political class today.
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