Republican Underpants Gnomes

That is how Republicans do math:

Step 1: Cut programs that don't exist and/or have already expired
Step 2: ....
Step 3: Eliminate the budget deficit!

From the New York Times:

Note to the incoming Republican majority in the House: Eliminating government programs that do not exist does not save money. 

Of the few specific cuts that Congressional Republicans have proposed in their promised assault on annual budget deficits, one of the biggest by far would save $25 billion over 10 years, they claim, by ending an emergency welfare fund.

The Republican Study Committee, which includes more than 100 of the most conservative House Republicans, promoted the idea in a statement this week, saying, “With the national debt quickly approaching $14 trillion, Washington needs to get serious about cutting spending.”

Well, seriously, the fund expired Sept. 30.

Full story here.