FLIM FLAM

Have you ever bought anything from a retailer that advertised their prices were cut by 80% for just the one day (when you walked in)? Do you know how much (really) a new car costs & what the company's profit on each unit really is? Probably not.

It appears that the Government has now taken a page from these retailers. In their latest dramatic efforts to keep the Government funded and thereby averted a disaster of unimagined magnitude through their heroic activities.

But wait; the Government was able to trim a historic 38 Billion dollars from the latest (half year) fiscal budget. All the leadership was quite proud of this accomplishment. and congratulated themselves over and over. They are hoping that no mentions the fact that the budget was inflated by at least a half Trillion dollars this year. So, in reality, their budget trimming effort was a big sham.

The US citizens should realize that they have been FLIM FLAMED by the Government into thinking they were saved from imminent disaster by the massive budget increase and are supposed to feel good about it. Now the Cherry Blossom festival may be held, our couregous troops will be paid, the parks will stay open, and the Civil War festivals will not be cancelled. Wow, are we fortunate.

It would be nice if the Government was at least honest about what they were doing while scamming the people out of their money.

A better scenario would be for the Federal Government to only perform function that they were empowered to perform using the Constitution as a basic guide.