Government Shutdowns and Pandemic-Level Spending: The New Normal?

Government shutdowns and pandemic-level spending: The new normal?

The federal government just accumulated an additional $2 trillion in debt over the last 12 months. That’s the kind of debt surge America usually racks up in wartime or during major national emergencies. But today, as Republicans and Democrats engage in another budget-driven shutdown drama, we are not at war. There is no pandemic. The economy is humming. And another shutdown is happening. Yet it will solve nothing about the fact that the politica…

Government Shutdowns and Pandemic-Level Spending: The New Normal? – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics

The federal government just accumulated an additional $2 trillion in debt over the last 12 months. That’s the kind of debt surge America usually racks up in wartime or during major national emergencies. But today, as Republicans and Democrats engage in another budget-driven shutdown drama, we are not at war. There is no pandemic. The economy is humming. And another shutdown is happening. Yet it will solve nothing about the fact that the politica…

Government Shutdowns and Pandemic-Level Spending: The New Normal?

Explore the implications of government shutdowns and rising federal debt in today's economy.