Few ideas are more noxious than that we must "do something" about the budget. The budget is about as much a problem as summer breezes and grilled corn on the cob. We are limited solely to the goods and services available to serve the interests of the people. The only "funding" necessary is the currency we issue, the full faith and credit of the U.S., good for all debts both public and private. (Indeed, where else do you think the money in your pocket initially came from?)