Debt Doomsday: DC's Spending Crisis

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The more things change - the more they stay the same. 2600 years later, governments STILL don't get it. "Draconian" cuts is what we NEED right now, not just want. It is essential that we cut to the bone. Otherwise, how can we survive:

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After the riots in Athens, the Greek authorities decided to enact new laws to deal with their obvious problems. The new laws, which treat rich and poor alike for the first time, have been seen has harsh. The name of the legislator who wrote the laws is a man called Draco. The date is believed to be 621 B.C. And more than 2,600 years later, the adjectival form of his name -- draconian -- is still tossed around here in Washington anytime someone proposes real budget cuts.

via RealClearPolitics - Debt Doomsday: DC's Spending Crisis.