re: #88 subsailor68

In general, yes it does. However, what’s not addressed is that - in your analogy - it is presumed that the $50,000 you spent came either from the fruits of your labors, or a decision to borrow that money with the understanding you would be responsible for repaying the loan.

Unfortunately, legislators don’t spend money obtained from the fruits of their labors, and as we can see from the national debt, are not much concerned with repaying loans.

So lets cut spending somewhere else. Maybe the defense budget which accounts for over 28% of all tax revenues?