DISCLOSURE: Repair_Man_Jack is a psuedonym for a person who works as a Civil Servant for the United States Federal Government.

“A lot of people with budgetary responsibility are planning for a shutdown instead of for next year’s budget,” said Diane Breckenridge, who works in the office of the secretary of Health and Human Services. “It doesn’t add to the productivity of the government.”

(HT: Washington Post)

I partially agree with Diane Breckenridge. This totally doesn’t add to the productivity of the government. The US Government is running a deficit equal to 11% of the GDP. Congress currently wrangles over whether to cut $33Bn or 61Bn off of a budget projected to run almost $1.5Tr in deficits. Former Budget Director David Walker describes this as “Like Arguing About the Bar Tab on the Titanic.”

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DISCLOSURE: Repair_Man_Jack is a psuedonym for a person who works as a Civil Servant for the United States Federal Government.

“A lot of people with budgetary responsibility are planning for a shutdown instead of for next year’s budget,” said Diane Breckenridge, who works in the office of the secretary of Health and Human Services. “It doesn’t add to the productivity of the government.”

(HT: Washington Post)

I partially agree with Diane Breckenridge. This totally doesn’t add to the productivity of the government. The US Government is running a deficit equal to 11% of the GDP. Congress currently wrangles over whether to cut $33Bn or 61Bn off of a budget projected to run almost $1.5Tr in deficits. Former Budget Director David Walker describes this as “Like Arguing About the Bar Tab on the Titanic.”

Read More →