I fail to understand why a dysfunctional system is better than one where expense proposals are matched by revenue/borrowing plans. This is the government of th

I fail to understand why a dysfunctional system is better than one where expense proposals are matched by revenue/borrowing plans. This is the government of the United States we are talking about, not some teenager's budget where we have to come up with ways to make them 'feel bad' about spending. >> You want to make it easier for the government to increase debt as a percentage of GDP. I'd rather it was more difficult. No, I want to make sure that those who pass spending bills are also responsible for finding the revenue. It does not preclude the possibility of keeping debt in control - if they feel that debt/gdp ratio should be in check, then they should keep their spending proposals in check too. One cannot approve large spending, and then complain when the payment is due.