While talk about “deficits” and the “national debt” are often based on nonsense & amount to mere posturing, but at some point we will reach too much. That won't be explored in this campaign; campaigns don't decide particular issues often or well. The point to remember is that Trump's plan increases the national debt about twice the amount that Harris's plan would. Neither may be good, but one is certainly worse.
This statement is prescient and nonsense at the same time: "the current budget process does not force Congress to consider revenue and spending issues in tandem when it is budgeting." Unless revenue and spending issues are considered in tandem, there's no budgeting occurring.
Part of educating the public is to seek the resumption of budgeting. Language is important. There hasn't been a federal budget for 20 years. The proper term is federal spending plan until budgeting resumes. Do not refer to a federal budget. It does not exist. The quickest way to resume budgeting is to establish a low cap on spending growth.
While talk about “deficits” and the “national debt” are often based on nonsense & amount to mere posturing, but at some point we will reach too much. That won't be explored in this campaign; campaigns don't decide particular issues often or well. The point to remember is that Trump's plan increases the national debt about twice the amount that Harris's plan would. Neither may be good, but one is certainly worse.
This statement is prescient and nonsense at the same time: "the current budget process does not force Congress to consider revenue and spending issues in tandem when it is budgeting." Unless revenue and spending issues are considered in tandem, there's no budgeting occurring.
Yes, last I checked budgeting involved both sides of the ledger!
Part of educating the public is to seek the resumption of budgeting. Language is important. There hasn't been a federal budget for 20 years. The proper term is federal spending plan until budgeting resumes. Do not refer to a federal budget. It does not exist. The quickest way to resume budgeting is to establish a low cap on spending growth.