I agree with Barr - it’s a waste of energy to go after earmarks when there is FAR MORE DAMAGE being done by letting Democrats have power (you know, to ‘teach the GOP a lesson’).
We can get to earmarks later, after driving out the Democrats (if that’s even possible). We have MUCH BIGGER fights ahead.
The Federal budget:
Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid: 70%
Military: 15%
Interest on debt: 5%
Everything else: 10%
Yes the government spends too much, yes much of the spending is wasteful, and no neither party is will to do anything about it.
The problem isn’t spending it’s Congress period. They are clueless on running a business or running a country.
They are to blame for all 1the problems in this country because they created them.
There’s very few people in congress that know what needs to be done.
Better yet, don’t spend money you don’t have.
How many multimillionaire politicians manage their own money the way they do the governmment budget? ZERO..if they did, they wouldn’t be multimillionaires, they’d be dead broke sleeping in cardboard boxes down on skid row.
We need two laws.
Specifically tell us where every penny goes. If your agency wants 2 billion, tell us exactly what for.
If you don’t have it, you can’t spend it.
This has been one of my favorite pet peeves for many years. Why do politicians make millions for themselves, and let our government go broke? They should manage our money the same way they manage their own. Make it law.