Republicans and Democrats don't agree on much, but they agree on this: spending more taxpayer money is always a good thing.
Even amidst the impeachment fight, politicians from both sides of the aisle came together to pass a 2,000-page spending bill none of them actually read.
The bill contained a "multitude of flaws," according to the Daily Signal, including "lobbyist-driven handouts and a private-pension bailout that could open the door for even larger bailouts down the line."
But this is par for the course. As the Daily Signal reports, spending has done nothing but increase in the last decade. As we approach the 2020's, there isn't much hope that the next decade will restore fiscal sanity to Washington.
Since 2010, the federal government has spent $293,750 per household.
Federal spending started the decade at an artificially high level due to the 2009 “economic-stimulus” package. There was a slight dip after the stimulus ended, and the tea party wave ushered in a brief period of restraint in Congress. Sadly, this flicker of responsibility was short-lived.
According to the Office of Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office, federal spending totaled $37.6 trillion from 2010 through 2019. Spread across 128 million households (per the Census Bureau), that yields $293,750 in spending for every household.
Washington won't stop spending on its own, but the people and the states can force their hand. An Article V Convention of States is called and controlled by the states and has the power to propose constitutional amendments.
These amendments can mandate a balanced budget and place real limits on taxes and spending -- not limits Congress can simply ignore or raise.
Over 4 millions Americans have voiced their support for a Convention of States, and more join every day. Will you be one of them? Sign the petition below!
