The "fiscal nightmare" (your phrasing) is the result of mandatory spending like Medicare, Social Security, interest on the debt, etc. Please educate yourself by

The "fiscal nightmare" (your phrasing) is the result of mandatory spending like Medicare, Social Security, interest on the debt, etc. Please educate yourself by understanding where the money actually goes: https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/federal-spending/ https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/americas-finance-guide/feder... https://usafacts.org/articles/this-chart-tells-you-everything-you-want-to-know-about-government-spending/ https://usafacts.org/articles/this-chart-tells-you-everythin... Even if you reduced the federal payroll to $0 tomorrow, you'd still be running deficit.