You're missing the fact that one political party believes that government spending is inherently wrong and that any government debt is unacceptable (until they

You're missing the fact that one political party believes that government spending is inherently wrong and that any government debt is unacceptable (until they are in power). There were endless political debates over this after the Great Recession when money and bonds were cheap and unemployment was high. Significant investments are needed in infrastructure (I think that was even a Trump campaign promise?) across the US but the issue has become unnecessarily politicized.