Interest on the debt last year was $881 billion, Discretionary spending was $1,590 billion, and the deficit was $1,800 billion.
DOGE cuts can make a dent in that, but can’t come close to offsetting it. If you cut discretionary spending to zero, you still have $200 billion deficit. Plus Trump wants tax cuts.
Understandably. no one wants to talk about it, but healthcare and Social Security need major reform to get out of this mess.
The wishful thinking scenario is to hold spending, and grow out of it. The likely scenario is inflate our way out at some point, and we all get a lot poorer.
baby steps... stopping digging is the first step out of this hole.