Related, I kind of wish that Congress would _not_ separate the budget from fiscal policy. Right now they vote on debt limit increases completely separate from t

Related, I kind of wish that Congress would _not_ separate the budget from fiscal policy. Right now they vote on debt limit increases completely separate from the budget, which is bizarre to me because _they_ approved the budget! The side not in power just uses it as political leverage saying "we can't keep spending money we don't have". Well, I dunno, maybe you shouldn't have approved a budget you can't afford then? The budget and the _financing of the budget_ need to be a single bill.