“Those driven by greed to rob the Federal Budget are as senseless and cruel as the farmer who killed “The Goose That Laid Golden Eggs.” John Johnson II… 01/08/25
By Jonn Johnson II
There’s an age-old fable entitled “The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs.” The story goes that a farmer had a goose that laid a golden egg each day, making the farmer very wealthy. However, the farmer’s greed for more golden eggs led him to kill the Goose, hoping to capture all the golden eggs inside. Sadly, he discovered that only organs were inside. Now, the farmer’s source of wealth was gone.
This fable serves as a stark warning, a call to action. It reminds us that the Federal Budget is symbolic of the “Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs.” It also revealed that new characters with cynical flaws are worse than the greedy farmer. They’re fraudsters, wasteful spenders, inefficient accountants, and traffickers of illicit contracts. They’ve mastered the art of gutting the Federal Budget of its revenues, its “Golden Eggs.”
With America’s 2024 GDP (total goods & services Produced) at a staggering $29.1 trillion, the largest in the world. The 2024 Federal Budget expenditures of $6.75 trillion exceeded the revenue collected by $4.919 trillion. America now faces a deficit of $1.833 trillion. This means the government spent more money (“Golden Eggs”) than revenue collected. This situation demands immediate attention.
Anyone with a basic understanding of Economic 101 would quickly say, “This is a terrible way to run any business.” Yes, it is! Nevertheless, the government avoids declaring bankruptcy by adding the deficit to its staggering debt crisis. Imagine if working people could overspend their credit card limit, increase the spending limit, and never worry about the interest debt.
Amazingly, the Federal Government regulates banks but does a terrible job regulating itself. It reported that Medicare loses an estimated $60 billion each year; over ten years, this totals $600 billion.
Senator Rand Paul’s 2023 AND 2024 Festivus Reports revealed that the Federal Government wasted $900,000,000 and $1,008,313,329,626.12 respectively. This waste of taxpayers’ hard-earned money requires a criminal investigation.
President-elect Trump’s creation of the Department of Government Efficiency, to be led by Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy, is a beacon of hope. This department, with its focus on regulatory rescissions, administrative reduction, and cost savings, is a step in the right direction. It’s time to identify and eliminate the new breed of ‘farmers’ who have been gutting the Federal Budget of its revenue, ‘Golden Eggs.’
The Pentagon receives an annual budget of $778 billion. GAO Reports revealed that their budget is replete with wasteful spending and excess budgeting. Hopefully, the focus on cost savings includes wasteful expenditure. Additionally, entitlement and social programs shouldn’t be responsible for cost savings. There must always exist a safety net for America’s working poor.
Unfortunately, the farmer in the story “The Goose That Laid the Golden Eggs” didn’t have anyone to advise him of the consequences of his senseless and cruel actions. President-elect Trump has unveiled a strategic plan, DOGE, to safeguard the Federal Budget and its “Golden Eggs.” It’s time for voters to take a stand and demand accountability.
YOU BE THE JUDGE
