Cindi Ross Scoppe, wrote this article, that was published in The State. This article was written to bring awarness to the present condition of our economy. It then compares our government spending to the spending of families and buisnesses, but in realistically, as the article points out, "government has obligations that businesses and individuals do not", therefore we can not compare its spending to that of a family or buisness.
The ariticle the goes thorught different examples of why government spending can not be compared to the spending of a business or person. For example, as idividuals, we keep spending if we have the means. Though, govenment can not keep spending because it has to look out for society as a whole. The article then goes on to the choices we have of what to do within our state, since we can not run a deficit. For example, raising taxes in state spending on salaries or local purchases, may not benefit as much as we think, because it will draw back less money for buisnesses. Or will cutting taxes out weight the draw back of reducing government spending?
The article gives us many examples of what needs to be done but on the other hand, she also talks about the negative effects that it will have on the economey while it is trying to help the situation out. In my opinion, I think she wrote the article so that society would have an understanding of what the government may do about spending and how it will effect us, with each different situation. No matter what we though, someone will be left out in the cold and our plan, whatever it may be, will not satisfy all.
