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Deficits are exploding – and neither party seems to care | Fox News
It has been obvious to me that it’s going to be a mess trying to bring down the debt. The best place to start is to shut down some government agencies. The only other way is to inflate our way out if it. Other than that, gutting entitlements is the last resort to save the USA.
FYI:
U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time
There is one teeny, tiny, bright spot. The trade deficit with China is falling. That is about all.
Polling indicates voters in both parties remain concerned about debt -- yet neither Republicans nor Democrats seem to emphasize the deficit much, in what is becoming an anti-austerity era. Not only does the issue merit little attention in Washington, but out on the 2020 presidential campaign trail the Democratic candidates are promising massive and expensive new government programs -- like “Medicare for All,” the “Green New Deal” or student loan forgiveness -- that could swell deficits even more, with estimates running in the trillions.
It has been obvious to me that it’s going to be a mess trying to bring down the debt. The best place to start is to shut down some government agencies. The only other way is to inflate our way out if it. Other than that, gutting entitlements is the last resort to save the USA.
FYI:
U.S. National Debt Clock : Real Time
There is one teeny, tiny, bright spot. The trade deficit with China is falling. That is about all.