The way to fix it is Congress critters can't run for reelection if the budget has a deficit.
balance budget amendment that also mandates a clean budget every year
term limits
push services off to the states. Not everything is a federal responsibility.
Please read the comments in the Reason article. Autumn Billings has a track record of distorting the facts.
"Last Independence Day, several protesters were arrested following a demonstration that turned violent outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement's (ICE) Prairieland Detention Center."
This was not a spontaneous act. The Antifa folks set up a deadly ambush of federal officials.
"An investigation into the incident found the stolen information ranged from names, phone numbers, addresses and dates of birth to the last four digits of Social Security numbers and tax IDs."
Why should any company have your SSN or tax ID unless explicitly required by law? A credit check is one thing, but afterward they must delete the entire SSN and the credit report — as if they never possessed it.
Businesses required to keep it for tax/financial reporting (e.g., banks) should be banned from using it for any verification or identification purposes.
Microsoft killed off all competition. Then the only improvements were Microsoft proprietary.
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