Why You Must and How You Can Get Rid of Politicians: Opening Thoughts of Each Chapter

Here are these costs; federal, state and local combined as they are, and as they might and should be.

• The basic government itself – mend it

• The essentials in a modern age – mend it

• The disposables – end it

Function	Current Costs	Likely costs if we do nothing	Interim costs if we begin to do something	Final costs if we really get rid of politicians
Mend It – Basic Government Itself (all costs in billions)
All Legislatures (Fed-State-Local)	55	60 to 75	35	10
Judicial (Mostly Federal)	13	13	13	13
All Executive	10	15 to 20	5	2
Totals	78	93 to 108	53	25
Mend It – Essentials In A Modern Age
Justice Department	250	250	275	300
State Department	25	25	25	25
Defense Department	600	750	400	200
Treasury Department	140	160	50	5
Total	1015	1185	750	530
End It – The Disposables
All	3000 plus	5000	2000	0
Grand Total In billions	4000	6000	3000	600
Your household's share	$40,000	$60,000	$30,000	$6,000

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Why You Must and How You Can Get Rid of Politicians