We often hear about waste, fraud, and abuse in government. And
repeatedly we hear politicians solicit suggestions on how to stop
wasteful government spending. Each time the results are depressing.
Politicians don’t have the political courage to stop foolish
spending.
The proof is in the pudding.
President Obama received 86,000 ideas from the public on how to cut waste. The administration selected 67 ideas from this list, none of which represented any new or innovative ways of thinking. Instead, they simply reinforced their own thinking by picking items already on the chopping block. The same applies for Republicans. House Republicans solicited ideas through their YouCut initiative, and of the thousands of public comments submitted, 36 were selected as winning ideas — but only two passed political muster.
http://spectator.org/archives/2013/05/06/wastrel-government
The proof is in the pudding.
President Obama received 86,000 ideas from the public on how to cut waste. The administration selected 67 ideas from this list, none of which represented any new or innovative ways of thinking. Instead, they simply reinforced their own thinking by picking items already on the chopping block. The same applies for Republicans. House Republicans solicited ideas through their YouCut initiative, and of the thousands of public comments submitted, 36 were selected as winning ideas — but only two passed political muster.
http://spectator.org/archives/2013/05/06/wastrel-government
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