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Subject: Re: how to eliminate the federal deficit - (nf)
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Date: Wed, 22-Aug-84 10:51:00 EDT
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convex!graham    Aug 22 09:51:00 1984

(spending allocation) = (budget request) * (tax revenue) / (budget total)
	
> If spending allocation comes out less than necessary for survival,
> (and it will, that's why we got the deficit) then what'll we do ?
> Close the agency, or lay off 50% workers, or what ?
	
I belieive that the "ratio" will be about .80; any agency which can't cut
20% from its spending would be closed.  How they make the cut(s) is their
business; making decisions is one of the things we pay the bureaucrats for.

You may not know that a favorite exercise in many government agencies is
deciding how to spend the remainder of their allocation for the year. 
If an agency doesn't spend all of its funds, its allocation for the next
year is reduced by the amount unspent!  Thus each September, there is a
rush of spending on fancy office furniture (and other similar "necessary" items)
in Washington.

Marv Graham; Convex Computer Corp. {allegra,ihnp4,uiucdcs,ctvax}!convex!graham