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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
A financier will set goals and tell managers to clear cut the dead weight out of a company (at least those I've seen). Romney would (at least he says this week) apply that priciple to the govt, hopefully.
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Every republican says "I'll cut the size of government". But once elected they find out it's not so easy. First, you have to start with the budget. But, surprise, after social security, interest, and defense, there's surprisingly little left to cut. What is there are a bunch of sacred cows that Congress wants to keep.
And then you want to try to reduce the size of government agencies. Well, guess what--they actually need people to run those agencies and provide the services that people consider sacred. What agencies are you going to cut, and how? IRS? Let's fire tax examiners. EPA? Let's get rid of scientists and enforcers. Soc. Sec.? Sure, because seniors have lots of time to spend on the phone waiting to get a problem solved.
