" on Sun, 22 May 2011 18:08:35 -0700
(PDT) typed in rec.crafts.metalworking the following:
On May 22, 6:37*pm, "Ed Huntress" wrote:


If you're going to descend into bitching about trivial costs, you're only
going to delude yourself about our real problems. Deal with the real ones
first. Then you can bitch about the trivia all you want. Just don't waste
the country's time and energy bitching about things that are so small you
can hardly measure them, while the big ones are eating us alive. Leave that
to the Tea Party.


I believe it is important to cut all the trivial costs. If you do not
cut trivial costs, you will never have the courage to cut the big
ones.

If it is only a few cents per person, then by all means, let us
eliminate that "few cents". "Take care of the pence and the pounds
will take care of themselves."


usefulness. But PP gets $75 million in federal funding. That's 5.35 x 10^-6
of the federal budget.

Are you going to get serious about this, or are you going to play child's
games?

If you are going to be serious, you have to take the same approach on
all costs. Saying you are only going to look at big programs is
really saying cost cutting does not matter.

I'd start with the question "Why is this the Business of the
Federal Government?" Then go on with "Do you favor funding the other
side, too?"

tschus
pyotr

--
pyotr filipivich
We will drink no whiskey before its nine.
It's eight fifty eight. Close enough!