Honey, do you remember where I put the 1.2 billion dollars?

So, we all misplace money sometimes right? or spend money without being able to account for it. ("Shit, i spent $500 this weekend? What the heck did I spend it on?")

But what are the chances you'd spend 1.2 billion dollars without being able to account for it? Well, clearly, your name isn't United (last name States).

http://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/10/22/dyncorp.spending/index.html

See, so many Repubs/Conservatives think the answer to the inflated budget is to cut taxes. What they don't realize is that lower taxes means less programs but not necessarily less waste. Our problem right now - dems/repubs/independents/libertarians - whoever - is wasteful spending. Billions unaccounted for, super inflated government contracts (usually taken advantage of by those same conservatives who advocate for lower taxes... since they don't want their millions to be taxed).

The problem is massive and its really difficult to figure out where to begin - but cutting social welfare programs won't reduce wasteful spending - in fact, those programs seem to be the most frugal. Its the programs that are seen as "essential" that seem to get a blank check to blow money.

Honestly, if our government was a private business entity, we'd be bankrupt. And if our government was a private business entity with the budget it has now, we'd have universal healthcare, wonderful public schools, social security and welfare programs for everyone who needs it - and still enough money left over to build schools (and implement democracy) throughout the world. Too bad we leave it all to stupid beaurecrats.