I always believed the country should be run as a business with an eye toward a profit (budget surplus).
A budget surplus is a sign that taxes are too high. The government's "profit" is de facto theft from the private sector.
The solution is a refund to those who actually paid the taxes rather than reallocating to buy (bribe) those who did not pay them.
“I always believed the country should be run as a business with an eye toward a profit (budget surplus).”
Oh this country HAS been run as a business for a few decades, and it has been VERY profitable and yielded many budge surpluses.
The politicians of both political stripes have done very well from the “business of politics” and will continue to do so.
I realize that’s probably not what you meant, but you also have to realize that the folks we elect do it not out of patriotism or love of Constitution. They do it for profit, and they make impressive profits.
Yes......I agree...