The curse of unwise budget cuts

In the Bible, the book of Proverbs opens with these words: "The proverbs of Solomon, David's son who was king of Israel, given to grasp wisdom and discipline, to understand deep thoughts, to acquire the discipline of wise behavior - righteousness and justice and fairness - to give insight to gullible people, to give knowledge and foresight to the young." Any parenting book will tell you that the best way to teach plan-fulness or foresight to young people is to model it. Someone should tell Congress.