> Whatever happened to saving in the good years to spend in the lean years? Companies and families (including individuals) surely do, but has ANY government ev

> Whatever happened to saving in the good years to spend in the lean years? Companies and families (including individuals) surely do, but has ANY government ever "saved for the lean years"? > Wait, was it all spent on bribes and political promises? I suspect an awful lot went (in)directly into corrupt government employees'/officials' pockets: remember Bell, CA? http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/03/24/former-bell-city-administrator-rizzo-arraigned-cor/ http://www.scpr.org/news/2011/03/24/former-bell-city-adminis... Power (the largely unchecked ability to spend OPM) corrupts? P.S. (from the above linked article) quick, name the party affiliation of those arraigned! I think they must be "Independents" all.