Comments on: From the Party that Formerly Believed in Fiscal Discipline http://www.mattandleighann.com/2005/10/from-the-party-that-formerly-believed-in-fiscal-discipline A Few More Pirates Wouldn't Hurt Either Sun, 08 Aug 2010 01:21:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Matt http://www.mattandleighann.com/2005/10/from-the-party-that-formerly-believed-in-fiscal-discipline/comment-page-1#comment-253 Matt Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:45:21 +0000 http://www.mattandleighann.com/?p=307#comment-253 Let's say I have $1000 saved up to by a flat screen TV made by The Bridge to Nowhere Company. Now, before I have a chance to buy it, my car needs an expensive repair (i.e., a "natural" disaster). You'd probably use your money to fix the car if your financially responsible. However, if you're a US Senator, evidently the more likely scenario is that you'd fix your car <em>and</em> buy the TV on a credit card that your kids and grandkids have to pay off. Let’s say I have $1000 saved up to by a flat screen TV made by The Bridge to Nowhere Company. Now, before I have a chance to buy it, my car needs an expensive repair (i.e., a “natural” disaster). You’d probably use your money to fix the car if your financially responsible.

However, if you’re a US Senator, evidently the more likely scenario is that you’d fix your car and buy the TV on a credit card that your kids and grandkids have to pay off.

]]> By: FOB-FriendofBush http://www.mattandleighann.com/2005/10/from-the-party-that-formerly-believed-in-fiscal-discipline/comment-page-1#comment-252 FOB-FriendofBush Mon, 24 Oct 2005 22:11:19 +0000 http://www.mattandleighann.com/?p=307#comment-252 Instead of fiscal irresponsibility, how about a plethora of natural disasters? Oh, and I didn't have to look plethora up in the Urban Dictionary. Instead of fiscal irresponsibility, how about a plethora of natural disasters? Oh, and I didn’t have to look plethora up in the Urban Dictionary.

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