Thread by @TheValuesVoter

It seems to me that most people who complain about the federal budget have probably never looked at it.

It’s available online. Everyone can see it. You should look at it before expressing strong opinions about things like the #DebtCeiling debate.

There is no secret Woke Fund. Most of our spending goes to the things that most of us don’t want to see cut - Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, Defense, Veteran’s Benefits and Interest on the Debt.

And if you look at what we take in versus what we spend, the idea of even balancing the budget so that we stop borrowing and deepening the National Debt is a hard. Why problem.

And a nearly impossible one if your stance is that no taxes should be raised on anyone ever.

Don’t just take the politicians’ word on this and treat their talking points as gospel. Look at it yourself. You’ll probably be surprised.

It’s your budget. It’s your money. Learn about it.

cbo.gov/topics/budget/…

* a hard math problem.