Wednesday, April 29, 2009

We need a similar visualization for the New Fairfield Budget

How much is the $100 million dollars in budget cuts compared to the federal budget as a whole? This video imagines the budget at $100 in pennies to provide the answer.



A FRAMEWORK FOR PERSPECTIVE FOR 'WE' THE COMMON MAN IS NECESSARY IN ORDER TO COMPREHEND THE RELATIONSHIP OF THE $100 MILLION DOLLAR CUT. FOR EXAMPLE WHICH PROVIDES PERSPECTIVE IS A FAMILY MAKING $50,000/YEAR INCOME, IF THEY CUT $1.35 OF EXPENSES [ONE STARBUCK COFFEE] THAT IS THE NUMERIC EQUIVALENT OF CUTTING $100 MILLION FROM THE BUDGET! IN ANOTHER MORE ESOTERIC PHASE, WHAT HUBRIS, IN PLAIN COMMON ENGLISH "WHAT BULLSHIT"!