Congress does not have the same concerns as the public.
Spending only helps them, it never hurts Congress, and year after year the deficit grows and more lobbyists arrive in DC. The entire time the currency is rendered useless, taxes increase, and the working people get poorer and poorer.
This is an example of Congress protecting the status quo, and a few Trump people that want balanced budget. We seem to be angry not at the democrats, but at those who want the eventual right thing. Those individuals want deeper cuts, which I agree with, but they will destroy all progress for nothing.
The way to fix this is actually simple. Balanced Budget Amendment, with a provision that all Congress people, current and past, lose all benefits, income, and retirement EXCEPT Medicaid and social security and unemployment, unless they pass a balanced
The way to win the midterms, and stop the madness is apparent. The public now sees the danger and extreme measures needed to stabilize the system after auto pen Joe and the Democrats. Trump voters should take the lead to save the nation and demand candidates for a balanced budget amendment. The Democrats will be destroyed at the polls in the midterms with this strategy, and it will begin the purge of the RINO’s. The public will be 80-20 for a balanced budget, and if you add term limits to it, maybe more. This is the hill to die on, IMHO, let the democrats defend prior spending and autopen Joe.
"While everything is simple, even the simplest thing is difficult." (Carl Von Clausewitz)