“Depends on the current situation.”
Yes, sometimes a government must spend (Dec 8, 1941), but only where it’s wise.
Do we really need to operate 800 FOREIGN military installations using borrowed money?
Can we afford to give foreign aid to Ukraine and 47 other countries with borrowed money?
Why are able bodied adults receiving food stamps and unemployment checks? Singapore has zero such benefits and that policy has created the richest density of millionaire citizens in the world. Every 6th Singapore citizen is now a millionaire, with close to ZERO unemployment rate.