Hasn't spending been going down for 2 years now. Most of the spending surge was in 2009 as part of Obama's Stimulus Package and anti-recession measures. Since the sequester we've had a fast shrinking deficit. And most of the people railing against spending have no problem with spending on the military and have no real plans on reforming health care or social security. And they also don't want to raise taxes to boost federal revenue, in fact they want even more tax cuts...
Jeez, it's almost like they have no idea how the budget or the government works.
The confusion between "deficit" and "debt" isn't exclusively American; it's been rife all over the comment threads of UK sites too. I can't help but wonder about the seismic impact that'll come when/if people discover in 2015 that the national debt will have gone up by around 40%.
I'd wonder about how the confusion arises in the first place, but of course, the existence of subprime mortgages, the entrenchment of the City of London in that whole fucking mess, and the sheer level of household debt nationwide in 2007 means it's not really a mystery at all.
Was about to say...
Ironbite-we all have our ways of posting.
We sure do.
CtraK- I have nothing to add, but it's going to be added anyway.
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