Balance the stupid fucking budget!
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A demand for fiscal responsibility expressed with intense frustration and profanity.
- In plain terms
- Fix the government spending now.
- What can you take from it?
- Prioritize budget balance.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How should the budget be balanced?
- Who is accountable for spending?
Another view
It lacks a specific plan for balancing the budget.
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