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The point is, if the government manages its money poorly, it should make better decisions rather than taking on more money. If I tell you, "Fred is always runn
by dgreensp 14y ago
The point is, if the government manages its money poorly, it should make better decisions rather than taking on more money.
If I tell you, "Fred is always running out of money; in fact, he's deep in credit card debt," your immediate response is not going to be "He should get a raise so he can pay off that debt" or "Here, give this money to Fred."
- anthonyb 14y agoPerhaps Fred is underpaid and needs a raise? I'm not sure where you're going with that analogy. It all depends on whether Fred's spending his money wisely or not.
- nooneelse 14y agoIf Fred's boss comes and offers him a raise, you would tell Fred not to take it? No, of course you wouldn't. If Fred were working up the nerve to ask for a raise or apply for a better paying (or second) job, you would shut him down? No, of course you wouldn't, because any of those would help him in his efforts to re-balance his books. And I assume you would know that due to you not being an idiot. Well, I guess I also need to assume you have Fred's best interests at heart too. So your analogy doesn't just do work for your position; it clearly cuts both ways.