I like the approach taken by The Oregonian, Portland’s daily newspaper, in an article published yesterday. In an effort to gain public opinions on how the state should close its $3.2 billion budget shortfall, the newspaper published a menu for readers to check and submit.
What I like most about it is that it takes the wind out of the sails of the simpletons who are constantly saying, “Cut the fat and we won’t have a deficit.” It’s the federal version of “If we didn’t give all our hard-earned dollars in foreign aid, we wouldn’t have a deficit,” or “We could balance the budget by cutting support for the National Endowment for the Humanities.”
So how about it? Where would you find $3.2 billion? (Click to enlarge the photo enough to read.)
