Interesting but not going to happen

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by joeydb

Only way to make it happen is to have Congress debate how to split up a fixed amount of money (like last year's revenue). Instead of what they do now: coming up with figures out of thin air that are then totaled up and passed in a bill, which has no relationship whatsoever to our ability to pay.

When was the last year that the government actually made a dent in the principal of the debt, not just balancing the budget based on the current yearly deficit alone? A long time ago.

i have no idea.
i know the country hasn't been out of debt since andrew jackson was president.
and the income tax was 'temporary'.

Originally Posted by jms62

Good luck with getting Congress to pass legislation that would make its own job infinitely harder.

yeah, it'll never happen!
just like they handle their own ethics questions....and raises, and insider trading! the fox guarding the henhouse has never worked well.