tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post7974960678631395074..comments2023-10-26T06:32:56.972-07:00Comments on Lost in America: A trillion here, a trillion there.... A Modest Scriblerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-11372835568039810002017-06-12T07:06:03.946-07:002017-06-12T07:06:03.946-07:00Jerry, there's a decade old proposal that'...Jerry, there's a decade old proposal that's been floated numerous times. Called the "penny rule", it proposes that you cut every single program by 1%. In seven years doing that you balance the budget. And yet our pols won't do it! Instead they come up with even more programs to spend on. Sad.A Modest Scriblerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07698092153994590787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3360697570873499457.post-26628121446950756002017-06-12T06:46:25.248-07:002017-06-12T06:46:25.248-07:00bashing Republicans and Democrats in the same post...bashing Republicans and Democrats in the same post! and rightly so. I wonder who profits from this National Debt? I suspect it is more than politicians wanting to make us happy. Here is how I got out of debt years ago and stayed that way: I worked Really Hard (ie increased revenue) and learned to cut back and spend less on Everything. for the Government that could translate to a 10% cutback AND increased taxes. Everyone would complain! OK, cut everyone else but not me! From a business point of view some debt makes good sense. It is always good when you can increase your assets with someone else's money!Jerry Carlinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10024087888949143035noreply@blogger.com