There is a difference between the Debt and the yearly budget deficit. Years ago, politicians and the MSM worried about the National Debt. Now they brag about ‘reducing the deficit.’ Compared to what? Last year’s way out of whack budget? We have to get rid of it completely to even start to make a dent in the horrific mess that is the Debt.
If you want to get really depressed, read Dave Stockman’s book “The Great Deformation”