It's the SPENDING, Stupid!! Part 147,552

Well, well.

The JS went to West Bend to find a school-budget problem. And the article mentions the US budget problem, the State budget problem, the Milwaukee County budget problem, and the Milwaukee County Transit system budget problem.

They must have run out of space, because it doesn't mention the CITY of Milwaukee's budget problem.

That's it: a space problem.

Give them credit for this:

"In the past we just borrowed more and went on our merry way," said Charles McMillion, head of the MBG Information Services forecasting firm in Washington, D.C. "The consequences of 30 years of living beyond our means are catching up with us at every level."

In other words, IT'S THE SPENDING, STUPID!!