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Limit budget increases to agencies that save 2-7% of their budget. (Negative feedback loop in government budgets.)

Created by O.S. on February 25, 2013

Currently, agencies overspend money because that is how government agencies justify budget increases. A simple systems analysis reveals that this is a positive feedback system and unstable.

Requiring agencies to save money before receiving an increase would change the system to a negative feedback system, stabilizing it. It would also shift the paradigm of government from 100% reliability to a balance of reliability and efficiency for the sake of survivability.

The White House should propose this to Congress.

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