>>> why assume the status quo was working in the first place. Spending has been "unsustainable" for 40+ years, ever since Reagan gave up on trying to get his o

>>> why assume the status quo was working in the first place. Spending has been "unsustainable" for 40+ years, ever since Reagan gave up on trying to get his own party to reduce it. I'd say that's a pretty good indication that the status quo was working well enough.