For years, I've been saying that newspapers firing reporters to save money is like cutting the engines off of an airplane to save weight. Reporters are what drive newspapers. It's an example of taking desperate measures to solve a problem, but the solution only makes the problem much worse.
So imagine my shock when President Obama said the following in his State of the Union address:
So imagine my shock when President Obama said the following in his State of the Union address:
Cutting the deficit by gutting our investments in innovation and education is like lightening an overloaded airplane by removing its engine. It may feel like you're flying high at first, but it won't take long before you'll feel the impact.Did we just come to the same analogy, or has some of my commentary found its way to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue? What do you think?
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