Bunning's Pitch

The other day I remarked to my wife that we ought to buy a new car as I have grown tired of the one I currently drive. She looked at me and said “How are you going to pay for it?”

Last week the United States Senate took up a measure to approve an extension of unemployment benefits to help the jobless. The $10 billion dollar measure was blocked by Senator Jim Bunning (R-Kentucky). The measure if approved would have added to the budget deficit and the overall debt because it was unpaid for. Senator Bunning asked the same question as my wife, “How are you going to pay for it?”

Political expediency would have dictated voting for the extension. But Senator Bunning’s stand is the responsible position to take. You don’t spend money you do not have.

Perhaps our elected representatives should take a cue from Senator Bunning and ask “How are we going to pay for it?” If they did then they would not add to the nation’s debt when passing spending measures for which we do not have the money.