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Old 11-08-2013, 06:49 PM   #1153
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Originally Posted by killer_carlson View Post
It is very difficult to make cuts and privatize services. If it was easy we would never have defiecit budgets.
In the short term, it's easy to run a surplus. Defer your liabilities and reduce your responsibilities. It's not a recipe for long-term success.

Privitization and cuts don't automatically create surpluses. People expect their taxes to go down when you cut services, and privitization can easily cause costs to go up because once privitized, you add profit for the private company to the costs of providing the service.
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