In the 1993 movie “Dave” the faux president (played by Kevin Kline) calls in his best friend (played by Charles Grodin) and they stay up all night balancing the federal budget — not by raising taxes, but by cutting unnecessary and wasteful spending.
If only it were that easy.
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