Washington Monument Syndrome
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Washington Monument Syndrome is the name of a political tactic used by bureaucrats when faced with reductions in the rate of projected increases in budget or actual budget cuts. The most visible and most appreciated service that is provided by that entity is the first to be put on the chopping block.[1] The name derives from the US Park Service's habit of saying that any cuts to its projected increases would lead to an immediate closure of the wildly popular (and not very expensive to maintain) Washington Monument.[2] [3]
The term has gained significant currency in center-right political discussion in the US though not exclusively so.
[edit] References
- ^ Ferrell, David. "Library Book Liberation Front: Don't Tax Library Books", LA Weekly, 2008-04-30. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
- ^ Gardner, John S.. "Condomania", National Review Online, 2006-04-12. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
- ^ Cox, Wendell. "Blackmail Strategy", National Review Online, 2002-06-25. Retrieved on 2008-05-09.
