Originally Posted by queue

That's one of the effects of having a decentralized government. Every single public servant representative votes differently every time. Republicans are generally fiscally conservative. Demoncrats love to "give" things away. But occasionally you have RINOs on the right, and fiscally responsible Democrats too. Just look at the latest stimulus packages. Even though Trump wants no out of focus spending on the bills, it's been the Democrats that want to fund their pet projects and special lobbyist interests. Ultimately if you want to lower the deficit, vote in Constitutionally minded candidates who want to audit the Federal Reserve and stop it from printing money out of thin air. That pretty much eliminates every Democrat and most Republicans. There's plenty of people who get it, but they're never voted in. So ultimately it's all our fault. Remember that Trump doesn't make laws nor does he pass spending bills. The executive branch does not have the power of the purse.