Posted on 02/18/2020 1:04:19 PM PST by Arones
Fortunately the life expectancy for Sam is no more than 10 years.
https://www.drugrehab.ca/what-is-the-life-expectancy-of-a-methamphetamine-addict.html
Unfortunately - that is not the point to this allegory.
Been saying that the budget act of 1974 or thereabouts has been the root cause of national debt and soaring budgets for years and years.
It automatically doubles the national budget every 24 years at a minimum. The actual rate is more like 12 years to double the budget.
Thanks to Sam (Uncle), Illinois, and Lake County I do zero based budgeting...each month.
What we should have is automatic across-the-board CUTS of 5% each year. Then we can start negotiating on where to spend more $$.
Combine that with eliminating full departments that have no Constitutional basis, and now we’re really looking at cutting into the debt.
What we should have is automatic across-the-board CUTS of 5% each year. Then we can start negotiating on where to spend more $$.
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