Financial Friday: Talk vs. Action

Brushwood Media Network · Jan 23, 2026 · 54m

FF: Talk vs. Action There is a big difference between what someone says and what they do. The legislators might tell you that they have saved you 3 billion dollars. They won't mention that this savings is spread over 10 years after they already increased what you pay over the last year by 3 billion. So did you really save anything? The Auditor might report that they do not have a backlog of tax disputes, but if there are 4509 complaints pending, how accurate is that statement? People can say that they want to stop government waste, fraud, and abuse, but are they taking actions to help make…