A 12-step program for congressional spendaholics
Members of Congress have a spending problem. Everyone knows it, even though most of our elected representatives are reluctant to admit it. They are addicted to spending taxpayer money.
It is a bipartisan illness. Republicans are as guilty as Democrats. But Republicans used to claim they felt bad about rampant overspending. That has declined in the Trump era.
If, after the midterm election, Republicans keep control of the House of Representatives and the Senate, they may even double down on their spending addiction. President Trump is promising a $5,000 handout for every adult in the country. He has announced one-time payments of $90 to 20.8 million Medicare enrollees. And he’s already started handing out $500 “refund” checks to 950,000 people who bought unsubsidized Affordable Care Act (also known as “ObamaCare”) policies through the federal marketplace.
(Photo credit: AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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