The Onion: Save Billions By Cutting Wasteful Senator Program

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U.S. Government To Save Billions By Cutting Wasteful Senator Program
March 30, 2010 | ISSUE 46•13


WASHINGTON—In an effort to reduce wasteful spending and eliminate non-vital federal services, the U.S. government announced plans this week to cut its long-standing senator program, a move it says will help save more than $300 billion each year.

According to officials, the decision to cut the national legislative body was reached during a budget review meeting on Tuesday. After hours of deliberation, it was agreed that the cost of financing U.S. senators far outweighed the benefits they provided.

"Now more than ever, we must eliminate needless spending wherever possible," President Obama said at a press conference Wednesday. "When we sat down to go over our annual budget, we asked ourselves, where can we safely trim back? What programs can we do away with without negatively impacting the American people? Which bloated and ineffective institutions can we no longer justify having around?"

"The answer was obvious," Obama added. "The U.S. Senate just needed to go."


http://www.theonion.com/articles/us-government-to-save-billions-by-cutting-wasteful,17171/

[BrklynLiberal]

1. An inspired idea from The Onion!!!

[Merlot]

2. Which bloated and ineffective institutions can we no longer justify having around?"

gee, tough question!

love the onion!

[pscot]

3. We'll probably need to amend the Constitution

but I don't see any problem there. Ratification by 3/4 of the states could take less than a year.

[hunter]

4. An excellent plan.

Next on the chopping block: The Air Force, Depatment of Homeland Security, The DEA, and a whole lot more alphabet soup.

We could save trillion$$$.

[Deadgnome]

5. This made me smile

A lot.

[Union Yes]

6. This can't be allowed to fall to the second page! Hilarious knr nr

[Bluebear]

7. Who could argue? LOL!

[Quantess]

8. Not a half-bad idea.