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"Twenty years ago, Republicans hypothesized that cutting taxes and deregulating industry would spark an economic boom that would make up for lost tax revenue. It seemed plausible, and even moderate Democrats played along. We ran the experiment. Guess what? Cuts mean cuts. Republicans refused to make any hard choices about which programs they wanted to scrap, and instead were content to watch tax cuts lead to fiscal crises and ultimately to unplanned, indiscriminate cuts in services."
I was listening to the radio this morning when I heard a story about a local Republican that opposes a certain idea that was floated by the state's governor - the exact idea is not significant to my point. The speakers objection was that if the state needs to save money, which it does, then instead of the governor's idea, the state just needs to "cut unnecessary spending."
I thought, cut unnecessary spending! Why that's brilliant! Why didn't we think of that at any time over the past TEN YEARS as revenues declined. Why, it's so simple! Just cut unnecessary spending.
I picture a bureaucrat someplace in the capital running a finger down a list of line items until it comes to "Unnecessary Spending". All we have to do is zero that out. It's so obvious!
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