The thing is... The US government isn't my broke friend or a company to invest in. If my broke friend were to make lifestyle changes, it wouldn't affect thous

The thing is... The US government isn't my broke friend or a company to invest in. If my broke friend were to make lifestyle changes, it wouldn't affect thousands of jobs. Nor is it in danger of going out of business like a company that's in this state would be. That's not to say that a growing debt is a good thing. It's just that the worst recession since the great depression isn't the appropriate time to make cutbacks.