There’s one reason why we’ve seen all talk and no action on significantly reducing the US deficit: the US cannot eliminate the deficit without damaging the US economy. Indeed, US deficit spending has driven much of economic growth for much of recent memory. Since the US does not want to stop its economic growth, it cannot stop its deficit spending.
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