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> The first step to a balanced budget is to stop impulse spending on dumb stuff. The problem is that 'dumb stuff' is different for everyone when it comes to co
by matwood 6y ago
> The first step to a balanced budget is to stop impulse spending on dumb stuff.
The problem is that 'dumb stuff' is different for everyone when it comes to country level expenditures.
- christophilus 6y agoThis is a decent point in favor of generally decentralized government. More local decisions, fewer federal decisions.
- exabrial 6y agoWe can generally agree, paying $5 for a desk is dumb. Sorry, typo, that's $5k, not $5. https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2015/10/01/epa-supersizes-furniture-cost-while-downsizing-2000-employees https://www.forbes.com/sites/adamandrzejewski/2015/10/01/epa...
- matwood 6y agoThe EPA had an annual budget in 2015 of $8B. So let's say they overpaid 2x for the furniture, and we fix that. Now we've saved ~.6% of their overall budget. Nowhere near enough to run the country on 1% taxes. Articles like that are the definition of outrage inducing bike shedding.