> The budget is voted on by Congress literally every single year. A formal budget hasn't been voted on and passed by Congress in decades. You're likely thinki

> The budget is voted on by Congress literally every single year. A formal budget hasn't been voted on and passed by Congress in decades. You're likely thinking of "continuing resolutions" and omnibus bills, neither of which are "budgets" by Congress's own defintions but function similarly: The first - a continuing resolution - just continues spending as is, no chance to change or cut. The second - an omnibus bill - is a big conglomoration of requests and projects with minimal chances to change things. You are 100% correct on the lack of political will to be able to change things. Frankly, I believe that a) too many people have their hands in the pot or b) they fundraise off the real/perceived problems, so the motivation to fix anything is minimal. Ref: https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/10/01/congress-has-long-struggled-to-pass-spending-bills-on-time/ https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2025/10/01/congress-...