Why can’t our federal government get its spending under control?
There are lots of reasons, but one of the biggest is that we seem to think excessive federal spending “for us” is OK, while excessive federal spending “for somebody else” is the only exorbitant spending that needs to be cut.
But it just doesn’t work that way.
Sure, some federal spending for us (and for everyone else) is appropriate. We all benefit when Washington carries out its constitutional duty to “provide for the common defense” by funding our military for our national security. And the federal government appropriately handles treaties, certain disputes among the states and some other limited and specified duties listed in the Constitution.
But there are many things that are not the federal government’s proper business.