I see this as part of a larger narrative that’s often missed by small thinkers: The government is not a business and should not be run like a business. Government is designed to handle those public services that (a) would be unprofitable for private businesses, and (b) would have undesirable outcomes when pursued for profit by private businesses. Pure research is a good example of (a). Health care is a life-or-death example of (b).
So with this in mind, let’s please abandon the “PayGo” bullshit that Corporate Democrats like Speaker Pelosi seem to think is such a good idea, and let’s stop trying to elect businesspeople to government.
