if the government were to announce a spending freeze — that’s to say, no increases, no cuts, everything just stays exactly the same — the Congressional Budget Office would score it as a $9 trillion savings. In real-world terms, there are no “savings,” and there’s certainly no $9 trillion.
-Mark Steyn
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"Hey, boss! I just saved the company $9 trillion"
ReplyDelete"Whaddya mean? We were never in danger of losing that kind of money!"
"Exactly! Just shows how good I am at keeping losses under control! I should get a raise!"
Good man! Save the company another $9 trillion tomorrow, and we'll talk about the raise!
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