Driving to work this morning, I listened to the radio and heard something new. Apparently we have a new debt ceiling hard date coming at us as early as tomorrow. We’ve not seen this before, have we? Our government has enough money to keep it operating through tomorrow, and then, unless we agree to take on more debt, we won’t.
Don’t panic, those political elites came to a quiet and and largely unreported compromise, and have agreed on a spending bill and debt ceiling increase which will keep the farce going through the remainder of 2014. Guess what ended up happening to those, “spending cuts,” promised during one of these previously debated budget deals, that were supposed to kick in with this year’s budget.
As for what I believe the theme of our government should be, at least in terms of what its overall impact to our economic well being will be, that can be summed up in two words, “Ramming Speed!”
This should explain it all, and do so in a way that even a Congressman would be able to understand, (though I suspect that most of them will not.)
As for the compromise itself, you may be wondering what types of things would we be paying for that might cost our nation $1.6 Trillion. Well, have no fear. The Heritage Foundation has waded through this assault on common sense. Just click the link to read their complete analysis. Some of the things that struck me as maybe being less important than the vital government services that always seem to find themselves threatened whenever budgetary cuts are suggested follow:
$35 Million to provide Abortion Services for Chinese Citizens, because it’s just too darned easy to kill our own unborn any more. There’s just no challenge to it.
$474 Million to build walking trails in California, because when faced with economic collapse, my chief concern is whether or not people who think 55 degrees is cold have ample opportunity to take nature walks.
$8.6 Billion to Head Start, a program so vital that every study of its efficacy has shown the program to do more harm than good in terms of preparing our young urban youths for the rigors of full day school participation.
$1.9 Billion for more renewable energy boondoggles, because that whole Solyndra thing turned out to be so successful.
$292 Million for more crap like Cowboy Poetry Festivals, because when I think no spending beyond what’s absolutely necessary, I see Cowboys reading their poetry to both of the hippies who might be mildly interested in attending something so mind numbingly vacuous.
Of course, Let’s not forget my personal favorite, $40 Million to teach Chinese Prostitutes how to hold their liquor, something upon which I’m willing to bet a lot, that they already know the better points of.
Cross Posted from Musings of a Mad Conservative.
Tags: Budget, Debt Ceiling
