Personally, I think it's to prep everyone for more taxes or something. "The world is doomed, and the only way we (the politicians who can't fix anything) can fix it is by giving us more money!"
Mo' Money!
Mo' Money!
Mo' Money!
Sing it with me, y'all! .... Mo' Money!
Mo' Money!
Mo' Money!
Mo' Money!
Sing it with me, y'all! .... Mo' Money!