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Every government program should have an expiration date attached to it when signed into law.
by falaki 1y ago
Every government program should have an expiration date attached to it when signed into law.
- ObscureMind 1y agoThe expiration date should be 0 seconds after it's signed.
- tbeseda 1y agoIncluding the military. Hell, even the constitution.
- mcphage 1y agoWell, looks like that problem has been solved for you!
- cabaalis 1y agoThis. And to make it even better: every law should only be about one thing, just the thing it's meant to deal with, and nothing else.
- tossaway0 1y agoI would have them split the laws up as separate entities but let them vote on a package of laws under one vote. I feel the current rules against earmarking has made it so they negotiate less.
- wvenable 1y agoThen the obstructionists will just always get what they want.
- jacobsenscott 1y agoThere are plenty of countries where all government services have "expired". Which one would you like to live in?
- declan_roberts 1y agoThis is true. We can't view every postwar boomer institution as sacrosanct. These organizations aren't meant to grow in perpetuity. I just wish Americans saw some of that saved money either in their pocket or public works. But the reality is probably just going to be one more missile shipped to a foreign country.