[ShadowAce]

Agreed. This shows we can wlive pretty well just by eliminating the EPA. :)

[DouglasKC]

This is the point: The DEFICIT, the amount we spend versus what we take in , is going DOWN...which means we are living within our means WHILE the slimdown is in effect. We're not spending more than we're taking in.

And if we can do THAT with little or no hardship for the VAST MAJORITY of Americans then WHY can't we do it all the time?

This is the purpose of highlighting it. To show the sheeple the bloated bureaucracy isn't' needed.

Think about it: The WORST horror stories we are hearing about the shutdown is that people...gasp...HAVE to do something else while on vacation because they can't go to a park!

Wow...that's SOME hardship right?