Washington the Wasteful

There is a movie from 1993 that I used to love called Dave, which starred Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver, and there was a scene that is very relevant to the discussion I will begin shortly. Kevin Kline's character was the stand - in for the president, who fell ill, and he asks a friend of his to come help him balance the budget. While working at it for some time the friend said something to the