President Obama has developed a stealthy way to diminish the US budget deficit: appoint Democrats to high office.
So far, the US has scored an extra $30,000 from Geithner and $100,000 from Daschle.
I’m thinking there must be around 100 million adult Democrats. Suppose we appoint 10% of them to govt. posts. At an average of $60,000 in recovered tax payments per individual the deficit could easily be erased.
Maybe they should look again in William J. Jefferson’s freezer for some cold hard cash 
If they appoint Charles Rangel to a cabinet post, he might cough up a few million in underpaid taxes. Appoint the top dozen or so guys at Goldman Sachs (all Democrats), and you’ve got half a billion or so. And George Soros might be good for a few hundred million by himself.
We’re solving the deficit one Democrat at a time!
unfortunately, you’re concentrating on the wrong deficit.
to solve the deficit that was and continues to be one of the main causes of the crisis in financial markets, americans need to consume less.
I rarely look at ST on a Saturday, but I have to say; this post made me smile. Thanks.