Congress has never passed a real budget

I AM NOT EVEN EXAGGERATING RIGHT NOW, KURT COUCHMAN IS ABSOLUTELY LOSING IT BECAUSE CONGRESS BASICALLY JUST WINGS THE BUDGET EVERY SINGLE YEAR! HE IS TELLING THE HILL THAT THEY NEVER ACTUALLY PASS A REAL BUDGET WHICH IS WILD BECAUSE THEY JUST KEEP DOING THESE TEMPORARY FUNDING EXTENSIONS INSTEAD OF LOOKING AT THE MONEY COMING IN VERSUS THE MONEY GOING OUT! THE WHOLE POINT ACCORDING TO THIS GUY IS THAT THEY NEED TO INTEGRATE SPENDING AND REVENUE INTO ONE BIG COMPREHENSIVE PROCESS TO ACTUALLY GET CONTROL AND GET PEOPLE TO TRUST THEM AGAIN BUT APPARENTLY THEY JUST CANNOT SEEM TO DO IT! IT IS LIKE RUNNING A BUSINESS WITHOUT EVER CHECKING THE BANK ACCOUNT AND I HAVE NO IDEA WHY THEY CANNOT FIX IT. OK ENOUGH, WHERE ARE YOUR FRIENDS?

SO SOMEBODY FINALLY LOOKED INTO IT AND APPARENTLY CONGRESS HAS NEVER PASSED AN ACTUAL BUDGET IN THE WAY THAT MAKES SENSE! THE AUTHOR SAYS THAT WE ARE JUST LIVING ON THESE TEMPORARY FUNDING EXTENSIONS CONSTANTLY AND IT IS A MASSIVE FISCAL MESS! THE ARGUMENT IS THAT UNLESS THEY START COMBINING SPENDING AND REVENUE INTO A REAL ANNUAL PROCESS, NOTHING IS GOING TO CHANGE REGARDING PUBLIC TRUST OR FISCAL CONTROL! IT IS SUPER WEIRD THAT THEY JUST KEEP KICKING THE CAN DOWN THE ROAD LIKE THIS INSTEAD OF DOING THE JOB THE RIGHT WAY, BUT APPARENTLY, THAT IS JUST HOW THINGS HAVE BEEN GOING FOREVER! IT IS HONESTLY KIND OF SHOCKING WHEN YOU THINK ABOUT HOW MUCH CASH IS INVOLVED. ANYWAY WHERE DID EVERYONE GO?

The Hill published an opinion piece by Kurt Couchman arguing that Congress fails to pass comprehensive budgets and relies on temporary funding extensions instead.

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