Good morning, THE BUDGET DEFICIT—WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR? What’s with the budget deficit? Why are we fighting over increasing the debt ceiling? Let’s be clear that raising the budget ceiling originally was a pro forma procedure but now is an opportunity for political grandstanding and demands for reductions in spending that are outside of the regular appropriations process.
#668 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday May 24)
#668 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday May…
#668 Musings Beyond the Bunker (Wednesday May 24)
Good morning, THE BUDGET DEFICIT—WHAT ARE WE FIGHTING FOR? What’s with the budget deficit? Why are we fighting over increasing the debt ceiling? Let’s be clear that raising the budget ceiling originally was a pro forma procedure but now is an opportunity for political grandstanding and demands for reductions in spending that are outside of the regular appropriations process.