A Look Inside

This morning I had an MRI done on my right wrist due to a small motorcycle accident. My doctor is worried that I may have torn some cartilage, and he wanted to take a look. I quickly found out that "taking a look" involved inserting a needle into the middle of my wrist to inject metallic fluid that would help the MRI improve the viewing contrast for the soft tissues. OUCH!!

This experience left me wanting an inside look at the government budgets. I know there are symptoms, and I know that the systems we are dealing with are complex. So why can't I look inside to find out what is really going on? I'm willing to stick them with a needle if it helps!

Unfortunately, I don't think I will get to stick anyone, but I would still love the chance to follow $1 through the government process. Who touches it? How big is the bureaucratic load? How long does it take to get from my tax payment to a final destination, and what is the final destination?

Without having a way to answer these questions, I am left blind. I can't verify anything. I don't trust any of them (politicians). And I can't stop any of it.

All the while the spending increases. Republicans. Democrats. It doesn't matter. They all want to get their hands on tax money in order to spend their way to power. They help friends, they help friends of friends, and occasionally voter groups. They deal with each other like they are trading baseball cards, but instead they are trading spending bills using my money.

I'll vote for, and donate money to, the first person I can find that will SHOW ME THE MONEY (and where it goes)! This person will be hated by traditional politicians. This person will find closed doors anytime he/she asks for help. But this person could also rescue our country from backroom spending habits that are killing our future. Where are you?!