What's the benchmark for success, I wonder? It's not that hard to spend less money, but will the government still be doing the things we want it to do effectiv

What's the benchmark for success, I wonder? It's not that hard to spend less money, but will the government still be doing the things we want it to do effectively? There doesn't appear to be a plan, just a bunch of actions. It looks like we're achieving chaos, not efficiency.