Starve the Beast

Starve-the-beast: a strategy of using budget deficits in order to force the government to reduce its spending; a timely example is the tax cutting policy under U.S. President George W. Bush. The word beast in the expression refers to the government and the programs it funds, and implies that these programs are destructive. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starve_the_beast.

Yeah, I know, attributing a strategy to the President is counterintuitive, especially when he has overfed the beast for five years with no concern for the leftovers. But there are people in the White House who can think at least one step ahead. And besides, the cuts in spending are being planned here by the Republican Committee in the House.

The counter revolution starts now.

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