Originally Posted by
myrridin
"Count the pennies and the dollars will take care of themselves."
also known as "The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
Except that that isn't true when it comes to U.S. government spending. In reality what happens is that politicians cut a bunch of small projects so that they can brag about how they're cutting spending, while increasing spending on the big stuff. And voters fall for it.