The fable “The Goose That Laid The Golden Eggs” again, only slightly raised taxpayers’ concerns about the dreaded fact that the Federal Budget is a looming crisis. Simply put, for the third time, the Goose is dead! America’s Federal Budget isn’t just struggling for revenue; it’s on life support. It’s barely being kept alive by a transfusion of perpetual budget increases. This is not a situation we can afford to ignore. Though it is painful, the time to act is now.