So, to sum up...you two are caged by ideology.
f**k. Ideology.
Stop trying to force the world into your idealistic preconceptions of could, would, should...and apply just a little pragmatism. It doens't matter where the deficit came from...it's a deficit. It's outstanding debt that will have to be continuously serviced for the entirety of the foreseeable future, which will of course drive further debt to cover that expense. It's a snowball rolling down a hill. A positive feedback loop. Whatever it takes to illustrate this for you.
Jesus, you guys. They are literally screwing
you right now. You are actually going to wind up paying more later on so cheetah wallpaper guy doesn't have to! And they have you so well trained and caged into this ideological thought void that you are defending them for it! It's hilarious.
You are volunteering to pay more taxes while others pay less in this wide-eyed faith that "we have to spend less"...
.while supporting an endless cycle that guarantees we will have to continue to keep spending more on the debt that made your tax increase possible! It's f**k amazing. And all over the country, MAGA hat clowns are going "Damn straight" and getting ready to voluntarily subsidize some rich coastal elite's tax break.
The only other thing like this I've seen is when I hold a treat up in the air and my dog freezes, stares, and salivates.