Saturday, April 13, 2024

Earmark Madness in the U.S.

Recommendable!

The irresponsible and reckless U.S. Congress and the 46th President are piling up government deficits and debt like there is no tomorrow!

Where does the persistent price inflation come from? Printing excessive money by government is a good answer!

Unchecked government profligacy is a sure way to ruin a nation! Maybe the U.S. needs a chainsaw man like Argentina! 😊 Whether Trump can and will cut government spending in his second term is an open question. I believe, so far he has not really indicated to stop this insanity!

"... Congress and the White House cemented a deal for a $7.3 trillion budget, with the deficit swelling to $1.8 trillion by 2025, the Congressional Budget Office estimated. If Congress doesn’t worry about our debt, why should the average citizen? ...
Ranging from the frivolous to the unnecessary to the untested, this federal spending on local projects, coming just a few years after Washington showered states and cities with hundreds of billions of largely unnecessary Covid “stimulus” dollars, shows how unserious both parties are right now about tackling the national debt. ..."

Earmark Madness | City Journal With a $1.8 trillion deficit looming, Congress grants billions of dollars in wasteful pork in the new budget.

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