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To make their constituents happy Democrats they give them social programs that they want. To make their constituents happy, Republicans give tax cuts. They both want to be Santa Claus.
When you have increase in social programs and decreases in Taxes the only possible outcome is borrowing. Both parties are going to have to play scrooge this year with cuts in programs and increase in taxes.