An arm and a leg

It’s not unusual these days for the citizenry to get up in arms and arrange for a tea party at the very thought of a tax increase but they tend to forget that it costs an arm and a leg to run a government that is responsive to their needs. In return for that arm and a leg , we expect government to get its act together and get its arms around the problem. Once that is done and the government starts lending a hand, we must be willing to pay the piper. Borrowing body parts is not cheap.

If it starts costing us two arms and a leg, it will be time to ask for a prosthetic. If it gets to two arms and two legs, it will be time to ask for a scooter ( made in China), free of charge of course. Perhaps after a modest deductible.