>The reality is that the people who caused the deficit, really ought to make up their own shortfall before supporting/scoffing at extra costs to be imposed on others to start undoing all those years of underpayment since 1993.

Yes. And they ought ought to pay for $3,500/ night to stay in a hospital when I can stay at the Ritz in Paris for a fraction of that.

It's been nice chatting with you.