budget cuts

So, it looks like the recent UK government cuts aren't enough: (Summary from the Telegraph:) The independent fiscal watchdog thinks that the Government is on track to have the public sector net debt falling in the medium-term, but that the burden will later swell again as spending soars to...

The idea was brought up in this thread. So what do you think of it? Could The Grand Canyon use a roller coaster or two to bring in more people? What if it would make way more money for the owners to just throw a dam across Yosemite Valley? And those Giant Sequoia, surely they are worth a bundle...

We're having a debate, locally, about whether our firefighters should become a pay for service outfit. Under this deal the fire department would bill anyone they help for the cost of whatever they did. Needless to say this is not too popular but a lot of politicians promised cuts in property...

Conservative republicans looking for ways to trim the budget deficit are now eyeing disaster aid: Disaster aid under new scrutiny Good idea?