[PleaDeal]

*sigh* Unfortunately, our BigGubmint spenders will just say 'New Zealand is such a tiny island. They don't have our problems so naturally they can slash and burn unnecessary programs'

Our elected Congresscritters will NEVER slash spending unless there is a powerful lobby that pays them to do so.

[Albion Wilde]

Our elected Congresscritters will NEVER slash spending unless there is a powerful lobby that pays them to do so.

I think graft and corruption sort of stay in the halls of Congress, even when the players change, sort of like the smell of gym socks stays in the high school. Once they go there, even with the best of intentions, before not long they start to stink.