Here's Why We Need Austerity.

       Deficit hawks and stimulus advocates alike are rushing to the aid of the Abrams tank. After all, this behemoth needs to be protected like any other wild creature. And after all, it is under assault from the very home it was intended to save. That's right folks, the Abrams tank is no longer loved by the Army. Actually it's not so much that it's unloved as it has outlived it's usefulness, at least for the most part. I mean the Army still likes it's tanks and does not plan to give them up.
       It's just that it doesn't need any more than it already has. Which is quite a few. Fortunately Congress knows better than those unimaginative Army generals. Congress seems to have figured out that America still has a major tank battle in it's near future. Perhaps in Arizona, along the border. Or perhaps in New York City for crowd control. For this reason we need more tanks.
       Either that or it may be that Congress realizes that tanks are made in the good old USA. And more specifically in legislative districts. And no more tanks means no more jobs, making tanks. Ya know, I think I may have hit on something here. The government does create jobs after all. Like anything for the military and our infrastructure.
       Now some folks will insist government does not create jobs, only the private sector can do that. Well, except for military needs and infrastructure. Government dreamed up most of the infrastructure, designed it and built it, or rather I should say, paid for it. You never saw any private sector offer to pay for any of it. Although the private sector was quick to take advantage of it, and now that much of it is deteriorating, you do see the private sector doing it's part. They're complaining about the poor condition of the infrastructure they depend on.
       But what you don't see is the private sector doing anything about the poor condition of our infrastructure. Well, except for the complaining. Why is that? It's because it's not the private sectors job to build, care for and replace infrastructure when needed. Except that Congress knows we need to cut costs so we can reduce taxes, presumable so that the private sector can make repairs caused by failing infrastructure.