The main reason the U.S. budget is out of control is the great disparity in accountability between those who are forced to provide the funds and those who spend them.
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Pity the taxpayer who underpays his taxes even by honest mistake. He could be hit with fines and penalties and a wrenching experience. If the IRS can establish that he purposely underpaid or hid taxable income, he may be sent to prison.In contrast, the congressional appropriations subcommittee, government program administrator or federal bureaucrat who wastes the revenues extracted from the taxpayer faces no accountability at all.