No cutting spending would be preferable. But Trump has not proposed that. Cut revenue, increase spending, that appears to be his plan and that is a recipe for disaster.
It beats the hell out of any plan that adds a VAT.
At least Cruz has identified significant spending cuts. Admittedly the cuts are nowhere near as deep as they will need to be but at least he's proposed a start. All Trump has suggested are cuts to EPA and Education, which isn't even nibbling around the edges of what needs to be done.
Trump has not proposed raising spending. Stop getting your panties in a wad over stuff that has not happened. I have heard him say spending needs to be cut. Trump is an ideas guy, he is not a detail oriented, policy nerd like many professional politicians are. He tells his folks what he wants down and lets them present him with detailed plans. No, any VAT sucks. I think only a statist minded dweeb would propose one. I lived in Europe long enough to know we do not want one here. Besides, Cruz lies. A lot. You really can’t go by what he says.