Subject: Re: Paying off National Debt
But it is indeed insignificant in the overall debt picture. The things that actually matter to the debt are the things that voters generally support, like spending on Medicare, Social Security, and national security.

Albaby

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True, but there is such a thing as setting example. ie the US should go green and sacrifice its economy even though China is still yada yada yada....

And this such a thing as culture. Companies strive to establish a corporate culture of Customer Service for example.

So why not set a good example of minimizing cost even if it pissing in the ocean? What not set an example of frugality with taxpayer money? Maybe it will catch on. It might even restore some of the luster on the highly tarnished image our government has earned.