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You’re always a day away. <br> | You’re always a day away. <br> | ||
:— “Tomorrow”, from ''Annie'' (1977)}} | :— “Tomorrow”, from ''Annie'' (1977)}} | ||
“When budget allows” is a mystical, [[hypothetical]] time in the future that, like Little | “When budget allows” is a mystical, [[hypothetical]] time in the future that, like Little Orphan Annie’s ''Tomorrow'', is always there, dangling tantalisingly in the future, as each day turns, getting no nearer. It is the time when there ''will'' be budget, ''later'', to do an urgent task for which there is no budget ''now''. | ||
Logicians will immediately sense a [[paradox]]. This Middle managers talk with reverence about this time, for it is a time one can talk about with confidence and free of regret, while maintaining eye contact with a petitioning SME, assuring her that all will be well. | Logicians will immediately sense a [[paradox]]. This Middle managers talk with reverence about this time, for it is a time one can talk about with confidence and free of regret, while maintaining eye contact with a petitioning SME, assuring her that all will be well. | ||