Non Sequitur.... Building Credibility.

Doesn't seem to add up !!

"NON SEQUITUR"

 A conclusion or statement that does not logically follow from the previous argument or statements.

"As a result of intense analysis, scrubbing, and reviews... NCUA formulated the budget using zero-based budgeting to ensure that each office's requests were individually justified and consistent with NCUA's strategic plan." (NCUA  Zero-Based Fudget)

"Cutting the budget, however, is not an option.  Like all businesses, this Agency faces non-discretionary costs [health, travel, telecom, rent, staff, benefits, the overhead  transfer rate!] ..."

[Are those costs "non-discretionary" where you work? Yeah, me neither!]

The classic non sequitur...

"ZERO-BASED BUDGETING"
plus...

 "CUTTING THE BUDGET IS NOT AN OPTION"
equals... 

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(... any way you slice it!)

and if you question that logic...

... you don't represent credit union members!