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> Maybe we should revisit those decisions. Even individuals revisit decisions, it is insane that we don't revisit certain decisions. Maybe you could revisit th
by karpierz 3y ago
> Maybe we should revisit those decisions. Even individuals revisit decisions, it is insane that we don't revisit certain decisions.
Maybe you could revisit those decisions by passing laws that directly change them, instead of threatening to keep the decision in place and just not allocate the funds you promised for it?
- cscurmudgeon 3y agoWhy not both? Was wasting trillions of dollars also part of the original promise? No. So the original contract has already been broken. Btw, not all spending is "promised" spending. Around 30-40% is discretionary spending. Spending that was not promised and is optional. This is on top of the massive levels of waste. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discretionary_spending https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Discretionary_spending