Fiscal responsibility: suppose the govt "doesn't spend money it doesn't have."

[Stoked]

Waste is an issue in all large beauacracies (such as large health insurance companies). Probably not even PKM can make the entire federal government efficient.

One Brow this has been by far, without a doubt one of your more reasonable days. Kudos

 

[One Brow]

True but why do I need a stack of that crap that is so large that all the stuff on the bottom eventually grows old enough to throw away. I have moved a few government offices and I have had to throw away thousands of dollars in supplies just because things like highlighters had dried up just sitting there. Glue sticks had dried out, post its had faded horribly, stacks of folders no longer fit the cabinets designed for them and boxes of them were thrown out..

My mistake. The stuff decays. That is indeed wasteful.

 

[One Brow]

One Brow this has been by far, without a doubt one of your more reasonable days. Kudos

Thank you. For obvious reasons, I'm not emotionally attached to issues of government waste.

 

[Revolution 9]

If we not going to spend money we don't have, can we start by not invading countries? That tends to cost a lot, and we borrow to
pay for these invasions.

I'll give up large military actions unless absolutely necessary, mars missions, and tax breaks for the wealthiest americans. Can we keep
pell grants, medicare, and more social programs instead?

 

[franklin]

If we not going to spend money we don't have, can we start by not invading countries? That tends to cost a lot, and we borrow to
pay for these invasions.

I'll give up large military actions unless absolutely necessary, mars missions, and tax breaks for the wealthiest americans. Can we keep
pell grants, medicare, and more social programs instead?

No. We need good students to flunk out so there are no qualified workers to work for the rich people. Then they can complain for more H-1B visas.

 

[TheSilencer1313]

No. We need good students to flunk out so there are no qualified workers to work for the rich people. Then they can complain for more H-1B visas.

The rich wouldn't even care about that.
Just set up warehouses and sweat shops in mexico, and freely trade the product back into the U.S. under the NAFTA agreement.

 

[PearlWatson]

D’OH! DEBT-RIDDEN POST OFFICE LOSES $1.2 M AFTER PRINTING A BILLION ‘SIMPSONS’ STAMPS

FIVE BILLiON DOLLARS STOLEN FROM THE IRS VIA TAX REFUND

A million here, 5 billion there. Pretty soon all this waste and fraud adds up to real money.