Consistencies in Government Revenue
If a private company overcharged the people who pay for its services some $90 million, we'd call it "fraud" or "theft." We'd also demand our money back. We sure as hell wouldn't sit around and wait for the company's executives to decide whether to give it back, or to come up with new "services" it feels we need, and keep the money to pay for them.He's pissed that the Washington Post called a budget surplus a "windfall". The newspaper provides this gem:
"What about the deferred maintenance on human beings, on our children, on our families?"' asked council member Vincent C. Gray (D-Ward 7).The Honorable Council Member, either through conscious awareness or not, confirms my view that government officials think they own the humans and property under their "jurisdiction" and given their treatment of those things as property, want to make sure what they own is maintained properly. It is a vicious mindset that only could be voiced publicly without fear of instant condemnnation when the individuals that constitute the public are so generally hopeless when it comes to what government means and does.
On a related note, see the recent crowing by the federal government of the United States: Snow says U.S. on track to halve budget deficit
"Government revenues are rising, and rising very sharply," [Treasury Secretary John Snow] said, noting receipts grew to $45 billion in April, more than 20 percent higher than the same month in 2004."A rising economy with more revenue for the federal government is helpful. We also have to watch spending," Snow told a radio interview.
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*sigh*