I wonder how many New Jerseyans are complaining about the US government spending too much money while they wait in line at FEMA offices for a disaster relief check necessitated by Hurricane Irene and recent river flooding?
In regard to federal government spending, I would suggest the following. The analogy of the government spending being comparable to the spending by a family is wrong. A family determines how much revenue they have coming in and then decide how to allocate it. So much for rent, food, clothes and whatever. However, a government should decide what the needs of the society are and then determine how much revenue is needed to fill those needs. Some people today want the government to raise as little revenue as possible and then fight over how to spend those limited dollars.
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