Sen. Elizabeth Warren has come under fire in recent days for claiming "there's always money" when asked about how to pay for her proposals like Medicare for All.
But critics shouldn't be too harsh. Not because her attitude is correct -- it isn't! -- but because it's all-too-common in Washington, D.C.
In a November interview with National Education Association president Lily Eskelsen García, the Massachusetts senator said, "The way I see it, there's always, c'mon, there's always money. It's there. Are we going to spend the money on defense or are we going to spend the money on our children?"
García asked whether Warren would commit to more funding for Title I of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act and the Individuals With Disabilities Education Act. "If the answer is yes, how do you pay for that?" García asked."So the answer is yes," Warren responded. "And pay for it? This is about our priorities, what matters most to us. A budget is about priorities."
Warren isn't alone. Based on their actions, politicians of all political stripes appear to believe the same thing. Both Democrats and Republicans spend taxpayer money as if they're drawing from a bottomless well.
While their reckless spending habits wouldn't last a week in the real world, our federal officials live in the alternate reality that is Washington, D.C. So, they raise the $1 trillion deficit and increase the $23 trillion debt each year, and totally disregard the warnings of economists and experts who say we can't sustain this level of spending.
But soon the bill will come due. It may not happen in our lifetime, but our children and grandchildren will pay the price of our irresponsible spending.
That's why we need to call the first-ever Article V Convention of States. A Convention of States has the power to propose constitutional amendments that limit federal spending. These amendments can mandate a balanced budget, cap taxation, and place real guard rails on overspending.
"There's always money" -- until there isn't. Congress can't be trusted to right our fiscal ship, which is why We the People need to step in with an Article V Convention of States.
