A government shutdown? Bring it on

Republicans need to stick with their demands on spending cuts, even if it means a government shutdown, says Larry Kudlow in National Review.

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last updated 8 January 2015

Democrats are fighting Republicans over every single dollar in proposed spending cuts, says Larry Kudlow in National Review. But if the GOP truly wants to restore Washington's financial health, it has to "hang tough" and insist on a deal that slashes tens of billions from this year's federal budget, and imposes "a spending-limit rule with real teeth." If Democrats won't budge, "then why not shut down the government?" Sure, we'd have to deal with some inconveniences. But that's "a minuscule price to be paid for the greater good of financial solvency and economic growth." Here, an excerpt:

[N]o great harm will come from a shutdown. Social Security checks will be mailed. Other benefit payments will be met. Air-traffic controllers will do their jobs. Border protection and military operations will continue. Uniformed military personnel will be exempted. The Post Office will do its business uninterrupted. And incoming revenues can be designated for interest payment on the debt.