The Federal Budget

"A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it."
— William Feather


A little bugged by government spending?
Yep. A lot of people are.
What is the congress approval rate?

http://www.gallup.com/poll/145238/congress-job-approval-rating-worst-gallup-history.aspx

http://www.gallup.com/poll/146567/congressional-approval-back-below.aspx

http://www.gallup.com/poll/146948/Americans-Give-Equally-Low-Ratings-Parties-Congress.aspx

Ok so... we have a $3.5 trillion federal budget
We have $14.2 trillion in national debt
How can the U.S. afford to cut only a few billion from the budget?
hmmm... this is kind of how I see it.
Let's say I make $2000 a month.
Yet I set my budget @ $3000.
That doesn't follow right?
I obviously have to use the old credit card...
When my debt gets to be too high i decide to cut back.
Let's cut a few dollars off this year, honey...
By a few I mean like $2. the end.

*Check out these websites to find more about the federal budget, deficit, budget cuts, and what is going on in Washington.


http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/budget-2010/
http://www.federalbudget.com/ http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/42467884/ns/politics-capitol_hill/?GT1=43001 http://www.treasurydirect.gov/govt/reports/pd/histdebt/histdebt_histo5.htm

The Government trying to parent again.

Education Department officials are threatening school principals with lawsuits if they fail to monitor and curb students’ lunchtime chat and evening Facebook time…
Read more: http://dailycaller.com/2011/03/16/fed-instructs-teachers-to-facebook-creep-students/#ixzz1GvIOrfvq

And this is just a tidbit of extra information as taken from the DOE website. http://www2.ed.gov/about/what-we-do.html)The mission of the Department of Education is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.

I’m not entirely sure what enforcing Facebook monitoring has to do with fostering educational excellence. However, I think the mission of the DOE might be similar to that of the principals they are threatening with lawsuits. Dear DOE lets not spend time and taxpayer money suing a principal for not doing a job that isn’t his or yours.