Our fiscal paradox: Governments too costly to function
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0 Left 0 Centered 0 RightIn readjusting the size and role of government, there is a natural progression of pain. Cuts tend to begin with the poor and vulnerable, who have limited political clout. There is barely a peep of protest. But it quickly becomes obvious that most public benefits don't go to the poor and vulnerable. They go to people in the broad middle class, who are more prone and prepared to defend their interests. Thus, the Madison showdown. Along the continuum of pain, states are now touching people who vo...