Do You Expect the Government to be Frugal? Really?
There’s a decidedly strong backlash against government spending.
There’s always a backlash against government spending. It’s only right: we’ve all done our due diligence cutting our own spending, trying to invest properly, and finding new sources of revenue.
We’ve managed to create and live on a budget.
But here’s the thing. This is nothing new. The movement to force government into the frugality has been going on for a long time. But, each time government services are cut, there’s a huge backlash against that, too. Reagan faced it. In the 1990s, when national parks began to close, budget-cutting was demonized.
What about earmarks? We all hate earmarks, but gladly vote for politicians who hold big check photo-ops into our neighborhood, right?
Here’s the question then: what are we prepared to do to make our government more frugal?
Saving money at the movies is a challenge for many families when they choose a day out for fun. Unfortunately, the days when going to the movies was considered a “cheap” day out are gone unless you are money savvy. Today you can expect to fork out big if you intend to buy movie snacks, and thinking about bringing your own is about as ethical as bringing your own food to your neighbour’s house without a specific invite. It doesn’t work that way.
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