The MIC had been bleeding us dry since Vietnam. No end to the lofty rationales for warfare. Indeed, the “Defense Department” has returned to the original name, the War Department. Then there is the 10 plus $Trillions gifted to the so called elites during Covid, allegedly to save them from bankruptcy. It smelled of extortion. I could go on. I see the list of ‘reasons’ for why the massive deficit. Blame the people? No. The fact is there is no “we”. It’s them. Their grift and fraud has bankrupted all of us. It’s not my debt. I balance my books.