32 Billion is a Big Number?

Points and Figures does it’s fair share of hammering Democrats.  They deserve it since they are big believers in massive government.  However, it didn’t escape our eyes that yesterday the House Republicans used their November mandate to think really meekly.  They presented a budget cutting a mere 32 billion out of the massive federal deficit.

The policy wonks may say this is “pro rata” and it’s really bigger than 32 billion because the fiscal year is here or there.

This is bad strategy for negotiation.  People anchor on numbers psychologically.  Could be that there are so many wild numbers that come out of the government it won’t matter.  But going after a bigger number earlier would be better.

The Tea Party has got to be chagrined over this tactic.  They put the Republicans in.  No movement, and they will take them right out.

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