What you describe is the insidious effect of repetitive use of the "Two Santas" strategy: > Voted-in Conservatives: we are the party of fiscal responsibility.

What you describe is the insidious effect of repetitive use of the "Two Santas" strategy: > Voted-in Conservatives: we are the party of fiscal responsibility. Conservatives are provably not. See[0]. > Voted-in Libs: We were voted in to undo all this f*kery... gotta spend those $$$ This is a common misperception, fostered in large part by the effectivity of the "Two Santas" political strategy. 0 - https://www.investopedia.com/us-national-debt-by-year-7499291 https://www.investopedia.com/us-national-debt-by-year-749929...