The Deficit Is a Symptom, Spending Is the Disease | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: Commentary

The Deficit Is a Symptom, Spending Is the Disease | Michael D. Tanner | Cato Institute: Commentary: "the real issue is not how you pay for government spending — debt or taxes — but the spending itself. In other words: Don't just look at the deficit, look at why we have a deficit. And the reason we have a deficit is pretty simple: Government spends too much."