Federal Deficit

So the United States of America has a rather small federal deficit. Just how do you start to tackle it . . .

1) Make government smaller - this means cutting jobs, potentially from essential civil services.

2) Lower the salaries of government workers.

3) Raise taxes - you pick it: sales tax, income tax, property tax, etc.

4) Cut government programs that are non-essential.

Unfortunately, ALL of these actions (and others unnamed here) will anger certain groups of people. So when you have a problem as BIG as the federal deficit, you have to start somewhere. So the bigger question becomes . . . just which group of people do you tick off first? To make it a well rounded approach to fixing the deficit, all groups should take a hit to some degree, thus, leveling the playing field.

Now that's fine and dandy until it affects me or you personally. So how would I feel in that case? As usual, I'd just roll with it.

Any other broad deficit fixing suggestions? Chime in if you wish.

Trackball

It has taken a while, but I've finally gotten used to this new trackball that I got - and I'll have to say that I like it! It's a Kensington Expert Mouse. The biggest thing to get used to is moving the mouse with your fingertips rather than the wrist. But now that I've gotten past that, all is good. The movement is very fluid and controlled. The coolest part is the Scroll Ring around the trackball itself. Allows you to scroll up and down a page. Very hand - and addictive.