I do not see either political party making any serious attempt to reduce the budget deficit. Republicans have only two policies: increase spending and cut taxes. Democrats have only one policy: increase spending even faster than the Republicans.
Sadly probably true.
Decreasing spending means cutting things and that makes people hangry.
That seems to be the inherent weakness of a republic:
“ “A democracy cannot exist as a permanent form of government. It can only exist until the majority discovers it can vote itself largess out of the public treasury. After that, the majority always votes for the candidate promising the most benefits with the result the democracy collapses because of the loose fiscal policy ensuing, always to be followed by a dictatorship, then a monarchy.”
—-1951 The Oklohomian, supposedly originated from a Scootish lad named Tytler around 1800.