By: Spearkite

Spearkite
Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:14:28 +0000

In reply to Mike K.

I agree that the problem is primarily a spending one, but freezing spending won’t be enough. We actually have to reduce spending. A small proportion of the cuts can be achieved through eliminating wasteful spending, and certainly a lot of the ideologically driven spending could be cut painlesslly, but the majority of the cuts will be impactful and painful. It may be more acceptable to avoid some of the more painful cuts by raising taxes: not a great option, I agree, but there may be situations where it is the lesser of two evils.