>It's an administrative gimmick that they can throw a fit about to pretend that they're tough on spending, instead of actually doing anything about the spending while it's happening.
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>Oh, I see. But the debt is not a fake issue. I am so glad that I am old and don't have any children!

Correct, I have two and I'm very sad to have to hand them the the keys to this gigantic turd fest someday.

“A republic, if you can keep it.” (Benjamin Franklin) => well, we can't, because we're a bunch of morons and it's only getting worse.