Galt's Gulch

I Love the Picture they Chose for this Article on the Budget

Posted by CircuitGuy 8 years, 10 months ago to Economics
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I love how the picture succinctly describes the problem.

I love this line where it's basically admitting increasing gov't can always be sold as pork to prop up candidates seeking re-election: Administration officials pointed to a number of initiatives that could draw support from some Republicans, especially senators vulnerable in this election year.

We'll get serious about this once it's a mini-crisis when rates rise. It's so short-sighted.
SOURCE URL: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/02/10/us/politics/obama-budget-cybersecurity-congress.html

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  • Posted by Timelord 8 years, 10 months ago
    I loathe new laws, but how about this one... Every elected federal servant must pay full retail price for each copy their office requests, with a minimum of 5. The invoice will be paid out of their personal salary and deducted automatically. I wonder if the size would decrease from 2000 pages to 500 pages? (I just made up 2000 pp after seeing the 3 bound volumes, it's probably more.)
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  • Posted by term2 8 years, 10 months ago
    I am so tired of our federal government. I want Trump in there to expose the nonsense that is going on. If he did ONLY that, I would be pleased. Our government needs to be accountable to US.
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  • Posted by pdohara 8 years, 10 months ago
    His final budget proposal is almost as bad as the last Bush budget. When are we (the American People) going to realize that these guys are not on our side?
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  • Posted by ISank 8 years, 10 months ago
    he can try and avoid the title but he has always been a lame duck, The so called budget appears to be a joke.
    The posters make me want to think "they" care about the debt, but what do I know? Senator says shut up AP gov teacher you don't know the constitution, and another senator says shut up AP Econ teacher listen to Papa Keynes or currently Lil baby Krugs, and I say No to $19 trillion.

    Hey gang, it's a great day, waves raising on the northern shore where I live and "The Eddy" has a good chance of happening.

    Aloha,
    iSank
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  • Posted by Snoogoo 8 years, 10 months ago
    Apparently the government cannot grasp the concept of a thumb drive. What a waste of paper. You see, this is why we can't have nice things or stay within our BUDGET.
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  • Posted by johnpe1 8 years, 10 months ago
    if there was a way for the people to constrain the
    government without acting through the government,
    we might make fast progress. . the likelihood of a State-
    driven constitutional convention helping is not good.
    what alternatives are out there??? -- j
    .
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