ie. A general attitude that deficits don’t matter, that there is no limit to spending, that political expediency is more important than financial responsibility, that wasteful “pork” is not without consequence, that wealth and debt are synonomous, that the economy is “bulletproof”.
rfischer, I would add a fifth reason:
5) Profligate financial attitude.
ie. A general attitude that deficits don’t matter, that there is no limit to spending, that political expediency is more important than financial responsibility, that wasteful “pork” is not without consequence, that wealth and debt are synonomous, that the economy is “bulletproof”.